As we have the past couple summers, we stayed with my parents for 5 weeks this past summer. It was an absolutely blast, super relaxing, fun, lots of time with family and friends. Here are a few (or more) pictures from our time there:
Kids on Shelia Garner's dock...
Boogie-Boarding with Vicks - one of our most favorite pasttimes.
Abby loves, loves, loves the water!!!
Playing in the pool with the Vicks. They came down and stayed a week with us.
Abby is a fish. She carried this float the whole way from the house to the pool - then wouldn't let anyone else get in it!
We took the ferry out to Cape Lookout. It was a fantastic day - boat ride, then the truck ride out to the tip of the island. Just paradise.
Boys frolicking in the pools created by the low-tide.
The mountain of shells that we dug up ourselves on the island.
Benjamin and my Dad made a target for the bows & arrows.
Abby fishing off Reginald's dock.
Kids fishing. We caught a ton of fish this day.
One fish we caught.
Crazy boys getting ready for fireworks on the 4th. We are in Swansboro on the water. The city does a great 4th, closes the streets, hires a band (Carter was mad we didn't have more time to dance), kids LOVED the fireworks!!
Family Reunion on the 4th in Cape Carteret!
Spencer and Chrissy were arrived and stayed with us for 2 weeks. The kids were super in love with Baby Rhys.
Boys taking a bath in my parents jacuzzi tub.... It's more fun to play in than to clean up, trust me.
Crazy underwear boys.
Matthew LOVED baby Rhys.
We enjoyed another Family Night at the Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium. Matthew is touching a python here!
I was super excited that Spencer and Chrissy wanted to do the Historic Beaufort Road Race. Spencer did the 10k, Chrissy and I did the 5k and Bill, Carter & Matthew did the 1 mile race! They were awesome! (Matthew wanted his number pinned to his back.) I finished 2 minutes slower than my goal - I think it was my bib number - 666 - that did me in!
The boys coming in for their finish!
One night each year my parents watch the grandkids so us kids can go out to dinner. The boys were sleeping on the floor and Abby was supposed to be in a bed. When we came home, this is what we found. The next morning, we learned Carter had taken care of Abby as she had repeated gotten out of bed after they had been tucked in. He got her settled between then. So tender...
One last pic of dear Baby Rhys! He is one perfect dude!
