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[quote=Anonymous]So many memories! My 4 kids are grown up, but I well remember annual packing for 2-week beach trips. At one point we had 3 kids under 4 (set of twins), and that was the period of time during which we would actually drive two minivans down to the shore. :D One van was full of kids, and the other one was full of gear (and my very relaxed husband, who had blissful silence). My mom still teases me about the year I had two highchairs (and they were bulky back in the day), two portacribs, baby gates, boogie boards, etc. We always brought tons of groceries & at the very least all the spices & condiments.

Our routine always involved a trip to the grocery store for me while my husband stayed at the beach house with the kids. He’d start making up the beds and otherwise putting things away while I drove off for my own blissful silence. :D

Days were full. We’d always bring our own baby pool down to the shore, and we made a fireman’s carry line of water in pails from the ocean to the baby pool. The toddlers/baby could splash while the older one could be in the ocean with a parent. We’d bring lunch down in coolers, plus tons of gear, usually toted on a boogie board.

Evenings were the best. We mostly cooked at the beach home with the occasional night out, but then we’d go to the boardwalk, play mini golf, get ice cream, walk along the dunes, etc. Such happy memories. I miss those days (but not the packing)![/quote]

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