Dentist, anyone?

For the last two days Jimmy has been complaining of a toothache.  Last night it hurt so bad he was crying intermittently during the night, and couldn't sleep.  He's finally sleeping now at 8:30 while I try to find a local dentist.  Of course, nobody out here is open for ANYTHING before 9 am, so I have a list of numbers and need to wait until they get in.  Stevie woke up bright and early at 6:30, because he fell asleep at 6:00 last night, the beach having exhausted him.

We went to Island Beach State Park yesterday and had a lot of fun.  The surf was dangerous so swimming was prohibited, but they let people go in a little ways.  The boys body surfed for 2 hours.  Tom just loves the feeling of the ocean pushing him around, and I think he would do that all day long.  We got a year pass for all the state parks for $50--a bargain, since one weekend entry is $10 per car.  This part is a long, skinny barrier island, and very nice.  Never gets TOO crowded, as they stop letting people in at a certain point.  You drive across a very long bridge over Barnegat Bay to get to it.  The kids were hoping to see the drawbridge go up, but we didn't wait around for that.  It was almost empty, as it was 73 and very windy.  We Minnesotans don't mind getting wet in that weather!  Some people there were dressed like late fall--sweatshirts, windbreakers, hoods up, etc.