Wednesday, July 18, 2012

OBX 2012

I can't believe I am just getting this done!  Where does my time go?!  Life here has been quite busy! 

We got back last Monday from about 11 days of vacation!  It was so great!  We all had such a nice time!  This is now the 4th year we have gone with kids and before that Christian and I had been together.  We love our time at the beach and beach house!  Even though a vacation with kids is a working vacation...lol...it is so nice to get away and take a break from normal life! 

We did so many fun things on our trip!  And even though I ended up with close to 500 pictures between 3 cameras...I didn't get it all!  For example, the daily treasure hunts Mimi planned for the kids (Evan still sings the song you taught him, Mimi, like crazy!), Marley and Evan's afternoon porch swings, their basement campouts, OR pics with Erin, Justin, and baby Miles OR cousin Scott and Ben...and more!

But that being said...enjoy the pics because there are still quite a few :)

We had a blast swimming at the pool!  I soooo love that my two kids are TOTAL fish!  We swam most days twice a day! 

Diving for sticks!



Puddle Jumper...best invention ever because Ainsley could swim all by herself and with her independent personality...this was a must have!!!

Getting mad because I was grabbing her!



Loved to ride on the "boat"


DID lots of jumping in! 


And Ainsley figured out how to jump in too! 

Big Daddy kissing her Boo Boo

Swimming!



Lots of fun on the slide!




We had a great time on the fourth of July!




Besties and Partners in crime!

AWWWWWW :)

"Kiss Kiss" she said!


And we flew kites!







And attended a charity event with facepainting, horseback riding, and games!







Check out that posture! lol


Evan loved this!





Had many lazy afternoons watching movies!


LOTS of yummy food!!!!  SOOOO much yummy food!!!! I was one happy pregnant momma!



AND of course...we had a fun time spending time at the BEACH!


We even did a little project...



But these kids LOVED playing in the waves!





Love the excitment on his face!



Fun times with Aunt Chris and Uncle Mike!




Check out those tans!  Ainsley got SOOO dark!  Daddy's nice italian blood :)


Our finished project!!!!  Neat huh?


We also managed to get some pretty cute family pictures!!!!!






Have the same pic every year :)



And Sarah convinced to do some belly type pics :)  Christian was making me crack up because he thought it was a little cheesy.  haha  Good sport anyway!


And since it was our last day...we of course let Evan get a little soaked! 

Pics with Aunt Sarah!




So happy!  So happy pretty much all the time...just love this boy to pieces!




Just me and my love



SO CUTE!

Mimi and Big Daddy!



We headed back from the beach and got to have a fun weekend doing this around Williamsburg 

What is this smile?! Little cheesier!

And I attempted a sweet little sibling pic...but they were being TOTAL goof balls!







At the movies...we saw Brave!  Evan LOVED it!  Mimi loved it!  I loved it!


Christian missed some parts because this litte sweetheart did NOT cooperate!  She just wanted to run around and kept touching the people in front of us!!!!


Such a wonderful family vacation!!!!  I can't believe there will be one more joining us next year!!!! :)  More fun adventures and memories ahead!  Thank you Mimi and Big Daddy for being such wonderful hosts...we had such a BLAST!