Family Trip In Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA BEACH BIRTHDAY TRIP

One of our family traditions is to take the kids where they want to go (as long as we can afford it) on their birthday. So on the weeks leading up to my son’s 4th birthday, he told us that he wanted to go to the zoo which wasn’t a surprise at all since he loves animals. So on his birthday weekend, my husband and I decided to do a family trip to Virginia Beach.

On our first day in Virginia Beach, we went to Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Virginia where we got to see a lot of animals like African Lion, White Rhinoceros, Aldabra Tortoise, Masai Giraffe, Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra, Malayan Tapir, Victoria Crowned Pigeon, Crocodile, and different reptiles. We were able to take a stroll in their Australian Walkabout exhibit and got up close with some of Australia’s coolest animals. The kids also got to brush some goats which I think was the highlight of their day. We then went to our hotel to rest for a little bit before we went to Jollibee, a Filipino fast food chain which is very famous in the Philippines, to have dinner.

The next day, which is my son’s actual birthday, we had birthday cake after breakfast and he opened his presents. The kids played for a little bit at our hotel room with my son’s new toys before we went to Virginia Aquarium & Marine Center. There, we got to see Green Sea Turtle, Sand Tiger Shark, Komodo Dragon, Tomistoma, and got to pet a Sting Ray. We left the aquarium shortly after we had lunch and surprised the kids with an impromptu beach trip.

Without swimsuits & tent, and only sand toys & change of clothes, the kids had a blast at the beach. They played in the sand, enjoyed the waves, ran around and pour water into each other. We stayed their for a couple of hours, went to the nearest McDonald’s to enjoy a sundae cone. Then we went back to our hotel to shower and prepared for dinner.

We went to Leone’s for my son’s birthday dinner. The food was amazing!!! We capped our night off with another birthday song and a slice of Cannoli Cheesecake!

I’m not going to lie, I get really exhausted during these trips, especially after going home and having to unpack and do the laundry. But seeing the smiles on their faces & hearing them laugh during our trip, hearing my son say “This is the best trip ever!!!”, & the family memories we made, make it all worth it. I can’t wait for our next family trip!

boy running from the beach, taken in Virginia Beach by a Washington, DC portrait photographer

daddy & daughter looking at the turtle in the aquarium, taken in Virginia Aquarium in Norfolk, Virginia by a Washington, DC family photographer

siblings playing with water at the beach, taken in Virginia Beach by a Maryland portrait photographer

[one-half-first] komodo dragon, taken in Virginia Aquarium in Norfolk, Virginia by a DMV family photographer

[/one-half-first] [one-half] lion at Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Virginia taken by a Virginia family photographer

[/one-half] portrait of a girl wearing a straw hat, taken in Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Virginia by a Virginia family photographer

kids brushing the goat at Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Virginia taken by a Virginia family photographer

birthday morning with gifts, taken in Norfolk, Virginia by a DMV portrait photographer

[one-half-first] giraffe at Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Virginia taken by a DMV portrait photographer

[/one-half-first] [one-half] rhinoceros at Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Virginia taken by a Maryland portrait photographer

[/one-half] siblings playing at the beach, taken i Virginia Beach by a Virginia portrait photographer

facade of Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Virginia taken by a Washington, DC family photographer

boy playing at the play ground, taken in Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Virginia by a Northern Virginia family photographer

[one-half-first] shark and fish in the aquarium, taken in Virginia Aquarium in Norfolk, Virginia by a Maryland family photographer

[/one-half-first] [one-half] snake at Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Virginia taken by a Maryland family photographer

[/one-half] siblings running from the beach, taken in Virginia Beach by a Virginia family photographer

picture of family, taken in Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Virginia by a Maryland family photographer

siblings playing with water, taken in Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Virginia by a DMV family photographer

[one-half-first] seahorse at Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Virginia taken by a Washington, DC family photographer

[/one-half-first] [one-half] Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Virginia taken by a Northern Virginia family photographer

[/one-half] siblings looking at the aquarium, taken in Virginia Aquarium in Norfolk, Virginia by a Maryland portrait photographer

Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Virginia by a Virginia portrait photographer

siblings playing at the beach, taken i Virginia Beach by a Northern Virginia portrait photographer

[one-half-first] tortoise at Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Virginia taken by a Washington, DC portrait photographer

[/one-half-first] [one-half] zebra at Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Virginia taken by a Northern Virginia portrait photographer

[/one-half] daddy & kids brushing the goat at Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Virginia taken by a DMV family photographer

siblings playing at the beach, taken in Virginia Beach by a DMV portrait photographer

[one-half-first] boy playing in the sand, taken in Virginia Beach by a Northern Virginia family photographer

[/one-half-first] [one-half] turtle swimming, taken in Virginia Aquarium in Norfolk, Virginia by a Washington, DC portrait photographer

[/one-half] boy in jail screaming, taken in Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Virginia by a Washington, DC family photographer

family portrait at Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Virginia taken by a Northern Virginia family photographer

‘Til next time,

Belle

VIRGINIA BEACH BIRTHDAY TRIP

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