Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Beach Bliss

We spent last week at the beach. Some friends joined us. Before leaving, we thought that Tropical Storm/Hurricane Emily would cause rain, but it ended up being a nice week.



The sea turtle nest right by the house was well guarded. People camped out by it nightly


in anticipation of witnessing the hatching of the eggs. We kept a check on it each evening but they did not hatch during our stay.



Boogie boards and skim boards were put to good use.






Well, most of the time.












me and Steph



Syd really liked the beach!


The Everhart's stopped by on their way to the Fort Fisher Aquarium.






Corinna met the girl staying next door and hung out with her all week. It was a blessing considering there were 4 boys in the house.



Grace, who's from Texas, even spent the night at our house one night.



on-the-bed ballet


The hot spot on Oak Island for family entertainment is the jungle golf course. Several of the kids got holes in one.




Our trip to OKI wouldn't be complete without a trip to the....



Leaky Teaky. Noah sings for the crowd. Hayden and Stephanie sang as well.


Now our beach gear is packed away and the new school year begins next week.



However, I do hope to return to the Sixpack in the fall.


2 comments:

  1. Love the photos... the one of Drake flying is priceless. Looks like a fun week. What a blessing that house is for your family, such great childhood memories to give your kids.

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