With summer coming to a close, we knew there was one more thing on our bucket list we needed to cross off before school starts up again - a beach day! Is summer really complete without one? So we spent the afternoon in Asbury Park, NJ, building sandcastles, splashing in the ocean, and enjoying some ice cream. It was a perfect way to say goodbye to what has been an incredible summer.

Here are some of my favorite photos from the day, as well as a short family film.

They had such a good time, we're considering spending a week at the shore next summer.

Did you make it to the beach this year? Where did you go? Tell me all about it in the comments!