Thursday, July 31, 2008

Beach Vacation

4 families, 8 kids between the ages of 3 and 7, 7 days, 1 huge beach house ....priceless


Well, I wish it was priceless, because I think we could actually live at the beach. I always get a little nervous that it's going to be too chaotic with so many people, that it won't be a relaxing vacation, but it works out wonderfully every time. Thanks to beautiful weather we were at the beach everyday. The house we rented was fantastic. Super easy access to the beach (which was important due to the number of potty trips back to house) plus we had our own pool and hot tub. Talk about spoiled!

Katelyn learned to ride the waves on a body board.




Lindsay had a blast playing in the "little waves", but by the end of the week was out with us in the deeper water.


Making sandcastles and digging giant holes that would fill with water as the tide came in occupied them for hours!







Being on vacation with such great friends makes it fun not just for the kids, but for the grownups too. The guys did some golfing, the ladies hit the outlets and we managed to have 2 HUGE seafood nights. Who would've thought that 8 adults could eat 16 lbs of shrimp, 400 clams, 10 lbs of crab legs and scallops?? (Sorry no pictures...too busy eating :))



Here are a few pictures highlighting some of fun memories of the trip:
Alligator Adventure

Ok, so she caved in and took a nap one day this week!
The teacups at Broadway at the Beach
Our little daredevil, who barely met the minimum weight requirement! She even managed to do 3 backflips --- She's been asking to take gymnastics classes for awhile now...I think it might be time to sign her up!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Such wonderful memories, Jen. Glad you could share.
Aunt Kathy