Day 6...Our last day

Our last day (Nooo!!!) was the best beach day yet. The weather was absolutely perfect and the ocean was so calm, we were able to take David in for a swim. There was a sand bar not for out that you could swim to where some small waves were crashing and we were able to ride some waves too. We stayed at the beach all day and enjoyed every minute! We even put little Owie's toes in and he was so cute! His first time in the ocean!

This week has been so wonderful and so much fun. It's been wonderful to be together as a family and make so many special memories and it's been so much fun to be with our dear friends and to see the boys have so much fun together. We are refreshed, tired and happy. Dave's theme this week that he's been teaching David and talking to us as a family about is gratefulness. Gratefulness to God for being so good to our family in countless ways and for all of his good gifts. We're so gratefull for being so kind to give us each other and two wonderful boys and friends who we love to be with! We're so gratefull for all of the memories and for this wonderful week away. We have so much to be thankful for!!!

Day 5

Today was a very full day! It started off with an early morning bike ride and it was such a beautiful, crisp, cool fall morning. David LOVED it too and it was really fun to take him for a ride. After our ride, we went out for a family breakfast at Stack Em High. It was delicious and after working up an appetite, we ate a feast! After breakfast we all headed to the indoor pool and took Owen for his first swim! He didn't seem too fazed by it (as usual) and didn't seem to mind it. After lunch, we went to the beach for a couple of hours. Then we headed out to dinner at our tradition, Sonic (cherry limeades!!!) and to the dunes to watch the sunset. We got some beautiful pictures and the boys went to bed totally exhausted. They sure do know how to play hard!

Day 4

Another great beach day!!! We braved the swirling currents and went swimming several times and Dave even rode some HUGE waves. The boys were enjoying the water and the sand and their dads built a huge whole in the sand and they jumped and slide down it for hours! We have had the best weather this week too...we can't believe how nice it's been. David and Isaac ended the night with pool and chocolate milk. Another FUN day!!! Tomorrow morning we are going to take David on a bike ride with the bike trailer we rented. There are great bike paths in Duck, so we are looking forward to a nice ride. We are also going to the dunes tomorrow evening to watch the sunset and I can't wait to see the boys there...they are going to love it.

Day 3

Today was a little overcast, so we visited some friends (3 families that went to the pastors college with Dave) in Corolla who happened to be vacationing the same week as us! There were 17 kids in the house with the addition of our 6!!! Needless to say, it was a little crazy. It was so nice to see everyone, some of whom we haven't seen for years. We went to the beach for a little while this afternoon and then went to the indoor pool and baby pool in our development with the Jackson's. The boys made a fun craft too...they each made there own door hanger with foamies. I am looking forward to going out in the hot tub in a few minutes too!!! :) What a wonderful week we are having and we are so grateful.

Day 2

What a day! The boys were SO adorable today and had such a great time together. We had a BEAUTIFUL beach day and were able to swim too! We stayed at the beach almost the entire day and David even had fun in the water. This evening, we took a walk to town and got some ice cream with the Jackson's while the Van Berkom family tried out the bikes that we rented. It was truly a fun and beautiful day. Owie has been such a sweet little boy this week and it is so much fun to have him with us this year. We are so enjoying every minute. We ended the night with our tradition of a Settlers game and Dave was victorious. Dave and I had some time just the two of us and we enjoyed the pool and the hot tub. It was a blast. Here are some of the pics... (we had so many cute ones...it was hard to narrow it down!)