Home Again

We're back! Actually we've been back since last Thursday, but this is the first opportunity I've had to post. Out trip was amazing!!! To put it in my dad's words, "not one bad memory!" The weather, for the most part, was really nice and the children had a blast in the water, eventhough the waves were really huge and the lifeguard asked everyone to stay close to the shore. Life slowed down compared to the norm, but it was still busy. With thirty-one people (3 families) in one house, eleven under the age of fifteen, and six under the age of three, eveyday was an adventure! But a fun one none the less. The house we stayed in was huge, it had a hot tub, a swimming pool, a game room, a huge kitchen (Mrs. Sharon, I was thinking about you while in it, cuz you would have loved it!!), eleven bedrooms, ten bathrooms, two living rooms and believe it or not, an elevator (which gave you the feeling of being time warped as you went from one floor to the next!!) . It also had it's own walk leading right to the beach, which was a blessing because of all the little ones we had.
This being the first real family vacation we've had since I was little, was such a blessing. My favorite part of the whole trip was the night before we left. It was 1:30 in the morning and I had just finished packing up the kids pool stuff. I decided to walk out on our wooden platform, which took you almost to the tip of the ocean. I just sat there for awhile, listening to the waves crashing into the shore. The sky was dark and clear with only a few stars sprinkled here and there. The only light, coming from a few houses and the reflection of the sky against the sea. It's moments like that this you are reminded of how big God is and small we really are. Those moments were so wonderful, sitting there on the step, taking in God creation, everything somehow seemed so perfect!! What an awesome God we have!!
Below are a few pictures (Sadly, I'm not allowed to post pictures of our little ones, so I'll have to show you those in person!!). Blessings to you all.

Our House - from the front...

from the back.

A view of the ocean from our kitchen.

If you want to see the kitchen, click HERE

My brother and sister overlooking the ocean from our walk

The children playing in the waves

Somethings never change...looks just like home... toys all over the flor!!!
Our Trip to the NC. Aquarium...the children loved the sharks!!

My sis and I outside afterwards.

Me on a ship...Okay, okay, a play ship (at a mini golf course) to be exact!!


And last but not least, my favorite, our trip to Jockeys Ridge.
Which has the largest sand dunes on the east coast. With the ocean on one side and the sound on the other. In one word...AWESOME!!!

In the distance are the dunes...

running towards them(it looked like a wall of sand)...

climbing...

at the top!!!

Running down...click HERE

One last viedo..my brother found out that if you eat outside, you're sure to have friends...Lots of them... click HERE.