I seriously look forward to our Outer Banks beach trip all year long. I get to be with all my family and spend time at the ocean/pool/shops/beach house. I mean, what's not to love?
We arrived at our home for the week on Sunday afternoon. We had stayed at the same home last year and the kids loved having everything be so familiar.
The whole clan with our traditional reunion shirts (we were missing Tami this year but hope she can make the trip out next time!) There were 8 adults and 9 grandchildren. We'll be adding one more grandchild next year to make an even 10!!
Family time is the best!!
Especially making up fun skits together for our evening entertainment!!
The pool is always a big hit too, especially for little Nolan who didn't enjoy the beach too much with all the crashing waves coming in!
He was a little daredevil when it came to the pool though!!
Even Grandma and Grandpa got into the act and put on a "pirate" show and dance for our entertainment...
I love all of the fun family memories that we all make during these beach trips. My kids adore spending time with their cousins and to do it in such a relaxing and fun place makes it even better.
Paige and Abby spent one evening giving us a little family history lesson too...
Each couple takes a night during the wee to prepare dinner for everyone. Jason and I decided on chicken and vegetable kabobs which were a big hit. And only having to cook one night during the week? That is the best part!!
Abby collected many different shells during our many trips to the beach...
And here's one of the crabs we caught during our evening crab hunts...
We spent one evening in Kitty Hawk playing miniature golf with the whole clan in tow.
This was Nolan's first time playing and it was quite entertaining to say the least!!
On Thursday we headed over to Roanoke Island to visit the Aquarium. They had this really neat dinosaur exhibit just outside with these creatures that would move and make sounds as you walked by.
Nolan was fascinated with these dinosaurs but wouldn't get anywhere near this T-Rex. Abby and Landon weren't too bothered by it though!
All the Cleveland cousins together minus baby Willow...
Learning all about sea life...
And getting up close and personal with an alligator...
We actually had a hurricane come right through the area on Friday night, but other than some wind and a bit of rain, we hardly felt the effects of it at all. Weather wise, it was probably the best week we have enjoyed at the Outer Banks.
I loved these pictures that Jason captured of the beautiful Atlantic Ocean. The water was so warm this year and felt so good to be in.
"The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea."
- by Isak Dinesen
Love these little daredevil boy cousins!!
As much as this little guy didn't like the ocean, he sure enjoyed the sand, pool, the beach house and playing with all of his cousins. For weeks afterwards he kept asking to go back. Me too buddy, me too!!
It was a great vacation and a wonderful way to end our month long travels!
2 comments:
Man would I love to see your parents do their pirate show. So awesome! And Dadra, not that it's surprising, but you look great! Such a cute pregnant lady! So great that you do this trip every year!
That is cool that you guys do this every year. I have to be in charge of my family's reunion in a few years so I am started to think about something like this. How could you guys NOT enjoy all of these. So awesome that you do it each year and that you even go the same house.
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