Seal Team Six Taking out the Waves

Owen in the ocean!

Liam in the Ocean!

David and Daddy Swimming in the Ocean

The Outer Banks 2011 - The Beach

My lens is broken, but I was able to get some pictures of our trip. We had a great time again with the Jackson family and Nana and Mimi. This was our 6th year in a row! We were closer to the beach this time and really enjoyed watching and listening to the ocean on our deck. The kids had a blast all week. The ocean was very rough with very strong currents, so we had to be careful. But the kids loved getting knocked around by the waves (except for when we almost lost Liam...that's another story!). We had a little birthday celebration for David and had many fun times in the pool. We once again enjoyed Duck Donuts and Duck's Cottage for coffee every morning. Our moms helped us so much and we don't know what we would do without them! Every morning Dave and I went for a run or got some coffee or just sat out on our deck together. It was so nice! And I got to read each afternoon at the pool while the kids were resting.

We once again (thanks to our Mimi!) had fantastic weather all week. so we were able to really enjoy our house and the pool and it was fun to see Owen really love swimming this year. All the kids loved the hot tub (which I didn't attempt to use after a couple of days of all the kids being in it!) and they called it the hot pool. It was another great year with great friend, great memories, and fun.

Seal Team Six Go!

And...down they go!

The current was so strong, the boys were just knocked over by it. But they loved it!

Double pump!

Football on the beach!

Happy 6th Birthday, David!

Today was David's 6th birthday. We started the day with birthday pancakes! He got a birthday crown and gift at school and his class (and the bus!) sang "Happy Birthday" to him. When Dave got home from work, we all went to Jake's Hamburgers for a birthday dinner.

It's hard to put into words how much David means to our family. He is so full of life, laughter, and fun! He is creative, joyful, happy, crazy, full of energy, silly, considerate, friendly, kind, compassionate, generous, loyal, and does everything with all of his heart!

When he plays sports he plays with everything he's got! He plays hard. I love that about David.

He makes new friends wherever he goes and loves people. Seriously, I can't take him anywhere if I don't feel like meeting and talking to everyone there! hahaha. He is often the life of the party. It's so funny...even at our bus stop, the other three boys are always around David and wanting to talk to David. LOL!

I remember the first moment I held him and every step that he has taken over his 6 years. We are so glad we get to be your Mom and Dad. I can't wait to watch you grow up into the person you are going to be...we pray that you use these gifts that God has given you to do great things for his glory. We love you!

I have a few posts to catch up on...hopefully I'll get to it over the weekend. This has been a very busy week!

Here we come vacation!!!

Today we are leaving for the beach in New Jersey with Dave's family. It will be a total blast for all of us and especially the boys who just love their uncles and their Poppop and Mommom. We return on Saturday night to re-pack and leave for a week at the Outer Banks on Sunday morning! We can't wait. It's been a whirwind summer for us and we are looking forward to fun and some relaxing (well, sort of...it's kind of impossible with three boys! But it's relaxing just to be together. ). We are grateful that our Mimi can come with us again!!!

David is loving school and is doing great! He is so cute when he comes home each day. He is so excited to show me his papers and tell me all about his classes and friends. I am feeling very glad that we made this decision for him. I think it's going to be a great year!

OBX or bust!!!