Beach Vacation

One of my very good friends had her wedding in Duck, NC so we decided to couple this with our family beach vacation. We had a wonderful time and look forward to going back next year. We tried out a new beach and really liked it. The house was great and had a view of the ocean, but our two complaints would be it was right on the road and there was no Internet access. Both kids slept like they normally do so that was a plus. The trip down was miserable and stressful. Aiden still takes cat naps so he does not sleep long enough in the car and very hard to get back to sleep. We decided to leave to get back home for bedtime and worked pretty great. Both kids slept until about 30 minutes to home when Aiden woke which woke Owen. However the trip was 1.5 hours shorter because no stops or traffic. It was also a little hard to get both kids back to sleep once home and of course the next day we were all absolutely exhausted but much better trip.


Owen was beyond excited to go to the beach. It is something he has talked about all summer and could not wait to collect shells. Well he lucked out. Duck had some major storms which washed up a ton of shells. There was a huge strip of them to pick through. We have many buckets of shells now. He was not a fan of the ocean though. He told us that he was scared from the big waves. I got him to come and get his feet wet for two times but then his feet sunk and he ran away. He liked to get close and watch the ocean but only if I would hold him. The bad thing is that he was so scared that he completely freaked out when Omer or I wanted to go in. I love swimming in the ocean and this part really stunk for me. But he thought the ocean was going to take us away. Not worth scaring the poor kid, so not much ocean fun for us. Owen also really enjoyed the pool at the house. However, he could only stand at the stairs but really liked running around the pool getting splashed. He'd even ask "Splash my face!". Summary of Owen's vacation: lots of shell finding, walks on the beach, sand digging, pool splashing, playing with new friends, playing on the porch.

Aiden of course is too young to care what he is doing, but he seemed to like the beach. However mobile oral baby at the beach is a lot of work. :) Aiden enjoyed being on the beach and playing with the shells. He also loved having his feet dipped in the ocean and swimming around the pool. I think the major news for Aiden is that he is super mobile now and really trying to figure out how to stand. He is now crawling, stands with hold one hand, tries to take steps, babbling a lot and is the most determined little boy. Summary of Aiden's vacation: sand finding, sand and shell eating, pool swimming, ocean feet, super mobile.

Chloe and Chester were as always happy to be with us at the beach. Chloe of course barked at the ocean, ran on the beach, rolled in the sand and sunbathed. Chester ran on the beach, chased birds (almost in the ocean), and hid in the shade.

Omer and I really enjoyed the quiet stress free family time. It was nice to just enjoy each other and spend time with the kids. We also REALLY enjoyed sitting on the deck under the stars and ocean view drinking some wine and chatting. We both loved playing with the boys at the beach and pool but I was sad that I didn't get any ocean swimming time. Omer enjoyed reading his book, I enjoyed finishing updating my blog book, we both enjoyed naps, we also enjoyed our first night out since Aiden's arrival. The wedding was so much fun and everything worked great with Jenni helping with the boys.

Overall a great vacation and look forward to many more years of beach fun.

There was almost 400 pictures to get through, but no worries I think I got it down to 120. Sorry but my kids are just so cute we must take lots of pictures. The funny thing is other than the rehearsal dinner and a trip to Erica's beach house we really didn't do anything super exciting...so where did all these pictures come from. HeeHee Well sit back and enjoy a very large album of super cute sandy kids.

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