Last weekend my girls and I packed up and loaded into PhillyBurbMom‘s car and headed to Avalon, NJ to a wonderful Avalon hotel called Golden Inn.
We arrived to a gorgeous beachfront hotel, and loved the lobby, and fireplace that was roaring on such a cold day. (winds were 40mph+) We settled into our rooms, and had a few issues, but the manager was quick to take care of things. The hotel was gorgeous in most respects, but I felt there were some details that could be addressed to make a stay there even more spectacular. It’s an affordable option in Avalon, that is constantly improving, and I was happy to be able to offer my feedback to the hotel.
We had the opportunity to explore Stone Harbor that evening, followed by a little mom’s time at the beautifully decorated restaurant after the little one’s went to bed. We shared the weekend with a group of Sinatra fans (so much silver hair!), and a wedding party, so the bar was busy.
Saturday was busy with holiday activities throughout Stone Harbor, including origami, some shopping, lunch at Uncle Bill’s Pancake House, and a visit with a local nature guy. He brought an adorable owl, a hawk, and 2 other owls.
Sunday was absolutely gorgeous. After 2 days of bitter cold wind, we had much milder weather, so I took the girls down to the beach for awhile. We have some shells, and sand in our shoes to remember it by. Then we headed over to Luigi’s (a little restaurant attached to the hotel), which had been transformed into a cabbage patch complete with a green runway!
Elizabeth put on a FANTASTIC party. She started with storytime, had some snacks (the hotel had some of the best fresh fruit I’ve ever seen), and then the adoptions started. Each girl got to choose a doll to take home. Talk about a tough choice! My youngest chose a Pop ‘N Style Cabbage Patch Kids Doll named Catherine, and my older girl chose a CPK ‘Surprise Newborn’
Elizabeth took some photos with cute sunglasses, and even took an oath to be good mommies to their dolls while John from the Golden Inn played judge and signed the birth certificates.
We also made cupcakes with help from the chef at Golden Inn, and the girls made adorable hair clips with ribbons inspired by the Pop N Style dolls.
My girls and I had a fantastic time. Their favorite part was the party, my favorite part was the comfy pillowtop bed, and the free wifi in the hotel room. It was wonderful to meet other local bloggers, and get away for the weekend.
Other attendees:
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Hotel accommodations were provided by Golden Inn in Avalon.
Jakks Pacfic provided the Cabbage Patch dolls.
The party entertainment was provided by “Nurse” Jenn from Fairytale Entertainment NJ, and “Doctor” Elizabeth, the Party Planning Professor, who was also our host for the weekend. For Elizabeth’s tips on how to host your own Cabbage Patch Party, read the latest on the Party Planning Professor.
Many thanks to Elizabeth who planned and co-ordinated the event. Thanks for giving us a chance to see your hometown!
Kelly
Disclosure: I was not paid for this post, but did receive free accommodations, some meals, and the dolls for my daughters in exchange for my time.
