We stayed at a Best Western hotel because we thought that it had a nice pool. Not only was it closed when we arrived, and there were no towels there when it opened in the morning, it was so cold that even Ada didn’t want to swim.

Our stop on the way home was at Pirate’s Cove miniature golf.

Last full day in New York. We went to Queens so that we could see Dori one last time before we left since she had to work. We did watch the Portugal beat Wales at a beer garden that was pretty empty before walking to the river before collecting Dori.

On the way back home we went to the beach one last time.

Waterpark Day

Unfortunately, I didn’t get Peter and Libby coming down the same slide because they flipped over as the reached the bottom. I only got a still of the aftermath.

Pie Face game – seems to be right up Sofia’s alley. Jake not so much. Dori was a sport, though.

For the day we went to a park where the girls played in the sprinklers. When they closed it down for the day, the park staff took the girls’ shoes that were still in there and locked them up. We couldn’t get them until the next day.

Peter, Liam, and I played soccer with an Italian family that was there which may have been Liam’s highlight of the trip.

Beach day in the morning and afternoon. The waves weren’t as big as they were last year so Helena was a little disappointed.

At night we realised that we could have just stayed in the neighborhood and watched fireworks. 

Nighttime. Helena on her “device” way past bedtime.

The second day was mostly spent in Libby and Peter’s backyard. Sofia and Ada made a restaurant. Jake played with Liam and liked the bouncer.

At nighttime, we went to see fireworks.

Libby has the exact same van as we do.

The television needed lots of help each night.