On Thursday at the beach, we got up and went crabbing! We rented a small boat from Strathmere and headed out into the wetlands. We picked an excellent day for crabbing because it was an absolutely beautiful day - it was sunny and the humidity was down!
The guy that we rented the boat from gave us good directions to an excellent place to go crabbing. We just used lines with bait on the ends and a net to grab the crabs after we snagged them. It actually went pretty well! Within a minute of putting our first line down, we caught our first crab. But, he was a small one so we threw him back. However, after about an hour, we had caught five worthy crabs.
Owen was brave on the boat ride, but he didn't like his lift jacket, so he was a little fussy. But, he calmed down if we kept feeding him. So, we fed him a few peaches, a bag of Cheerios, and a cereal bar while we were out there. And then he wanted to crawl around, so we let him crawl on one of the benches, while holding onto his life jacket. But after about an hour of crabbing, he had had enough. He had a big poopy diaper that we had to change on the boat. And he was very tired, but couldn't fall to sleep in his life jacket, so he made a ruckus and we headed back to shore. Eventually, with Daddy bouncing him on his leg, he did end up falling asleep, which made the ride back much more peaceful for everyone on board.
After we got back to the rental, we ate our crabs for lunch and then enjoyed another naptime while the kids slept. After naptime, we let Owen play in the pool on the deck, while Mommy and Daddy tried to relax.
That night, we went out to Moe's BBQ for dinner, and Owen loved it!! He ate almost all of Mommy's pulled pork sandwich, some baked beans, a sweet potato with cinamon butter, and some of Wendy's fried chicken! He loved it all and was a mess after eating it all!
After dinner, we took Abby and Owen back to the amusement park one last time. This time, Owen rode the dragon on the merry-go-round (to be in front of Abby), and of course, he loved it once again!
The guy that we rented the boat from gave us good directions to an excellent place to go crabbing. We just used lines with bait on the ends and a net to grab the crabs after we snagged them. It actually went pretty well! Within a minute of putting our first line down, we caught our first crab. But, he was a small one so we threw him back. However, after about an hour, we had caught five worthy crabs.
Owen was brave on the boat ride, but he didn't like his lift jacket, so he was a little fussy. But, he calmed down if we kept feeding him. So, we fed him a few peaches, a bag of Cheerios, and a cereal bar while we were out there. And then he wanted to crawl around, so we let him crawl on one of the benches, while holding onto his life jacket. But after about an hour of crabbing, he had had enough. He had a big poopy diaper that we had to change on the boat. And he was very tired, but couldn't fall to sleep in his life jacket, so he made a ruckus and we headed back to shore. Eventually, with Daddy bouncing him on his leg, he did end up falling asleep, which made the ride back much more peaceful for everyone on board.
After we got back to the rental, we ate our crabs for lunch and then enjoyed another naptime while the kids slept. After naptime, we let Owen play in the pool on the deck, while Mommy and Daddy tried to relax.
That night, we went out to Moe's BBQ for dinner, and Owen loved it!! He ate almost all of Mommy's pulled pork sandwich, some baked beans, a sweet potato with cinamon butter, and some of Wendy's fried chicken! He loved it all and was a mess after eating it all!
After dinner, we took Abby and Owen back to the amusement park one last time. This time, Owen rode the dragon on the merry-go-round (to be in front of Abby), and of course, he loved it once again!
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