Jul 21, 2009

reflections of the beach....

What's my favorite part of our annual beach vacation? ALL of it!

The Waves...boogy boarding and swimming whenever I felt like it

The Naps.......sleeping whenever and however we wanted........


The sand.......burying the kids, burying myself, digging, getting involved in archealogical digs, and sand construction projects
Watching my kids play with cousins and have non stop fun!




goodtimes every night with family


Taking the kids to the Cape Hatteras Light house for a picnic, and climbing the lighthouse




jogging and walking to the lighthouse




There were so many more things that I love about the beach but didn't get photos of...eating dinner on the deck, the AMAZING desserts, walking to the turtle pond, exploring Blackbeard the Pirate's old stomping ground in Ocracoke, seeing the lighthouse in Ocracoke, taking the Ferry to get to Ocracoke, seeing the amazing stars every night, walking back from grandpa's ghost crab hunting expedition and seeing a far away storm light up the sky, playing games all night long, sitting in the hot tub, sitting on the beach for hours, seeing a water moccasin in his natural environment, helping a turtle cross the road, just being away from the stresses of life with my family and getting to enjoy such good times with extended family is what makes the beach memories so incredible!




5 comments:

Alison said...

I love your bonfire photo! Thanks for the smores and the fire, it turned into one of the highlights.

Cindy said...

I had such a fantastic time! The fire on the beach was certainly a highlight. Now we have 51 weeks to look forward to next time.

Higleys said...

I love family vacations.

Alea said...

Looks like tons of fun! I love the beach!

Karen said...

Good times...