Collages of Our Friends and Other Beach Stuff

A collage of the beautiful things we saw this week.

 

A collage of the children with their names written in the sand.

 

Our favorite pictures of Jillian at the beach.  Jillian is 1 1/2 years old.

 

Our favorite pictures of Jacob at the beach.  Jacob is 3 months hold.

 

Our favorite pictures of McKenna at the beach.  McKenna is also 1 1/2 years old and she was a wild thing in the water!

 

Our favorite pictures of Reece at the beach.  Reece is 2 1/2 years old.  He was a wild man in the water!

 

Our favorite pictures of Olivia at the beach.  Olivia is 2 years old.  She enjoyed searching for perfect seashells.

By Thursday we turned into a bunch of old crabs!

Emerald Isle Beach Vacation: Day 7, Friday, June 26th

All seven children early in the morning…most of them still in their p.j.’s.  Of course Warren is holding baby Jacob.  From left to right are McKenna, Monte, Jacob, Warren, Jillian, Reece, and Olivia.  We said if we get to do this next year, they will not all fit and or there may be more children there!

 

Warren playing wiffle ball with Mom and Monte.  It hit 100 today and we decided to stay at the house and swim in the baby pool and play with the hose in the morning.  After lunch and nap we then went to the beach.  We played at the beach for a few hours and then a huge storm rolled in and Mom didn’t get any pictures while we were at the beach.

 

We went to feed the turtles. 

 

 

The boys watching the turtles come up and eat the food. 

 

 

Warren, Monte, and Mommy in front of a palm tree when feeding the ducks.

 

 

Warren dug up a treasure box full of goodies.

 

 

Finding a conch shell in the waves.

The boys showing off their conch shells that they “found.”  Childhood is a time of magic and wonder.  When they are older, Mom will tell them that she stashed the treasure and shells for them to find.

 

 

The boys heading back to the house with Mom.  It was after 9pm when we left the beach.  Since this was our last night here, we made the best of it.

Emerald Isle Beach Vacation: Day 6, Thursday, June 25th

 

Warren and Monte got to hold crabs at the Aquarium.

 

A bit afraid of the stuffed alligator.

 

Warren, Monte, and Mommy all in the yellow submarine.

Olivia, Jillian, Warren, and Reece in the yellow submarine.

 

Warren, Monte, and Mommy at the sting ray petting tank.

 

Our family on the sea turtle.

 

Our family on a sting ray.

 

Our family being eaten by a shark.

 

After the aquarium, we took a nap and then headed to the beach.  Here Warren is swimming with Jillian in the low tide pools.

 

 

Warren with Monte, Tricia, and Jillian.

 

Searching for crabs and fish.

 

Swimming

 

 

Warren found Mom another seashell.

 

All 14 of us out to dinner…7 ladies and 7 babies!  Warren is to the right behind Mom.

 

After dinner, Mommy and the boys went down to the beach to take pictures and find a geocache. Mommy was glad to take the boys to Emerald Isle, NC.  This was the first beach Mommy went to as a girl, and she wanted this to be the place that the boys went to on their first trip to the beach.  This island is so beautiful.  It is a true beach with sand dunes, fences, and tall grasses.  The following pictures are at sunset.

 

 

Mommy’s favorite picture all week!  This is Mommy’s desktop picture at home.

   

Making footprints in the sand with his brother.

 

 

Warren opening up the geocache.

 

  

Since it was a mini cache we took nothing and left nothing, but we signed the log.

Emerald Isle Beach Vacation: Day 5, Wednesday, June 24th

One tired boy.  Not too many pictures from today because Monte was very sick.  Warren went to the beach with Mommy’s friends.

 

Warren loved holding baby Jacob on the vacation.  Warren prayed that he gets a baby Jacob at his house.  Look at how happy and loving his eyes are.

Emerald Isle Beach Vacation: Day 4, Tuesday, June 23rd

Headed to the beach early.  Behind the boogie boards are Warren and Monte.

 

Warren buried in the sand by Miss Bonnie.

 

 

Enjoying a snack.

 

 

Kiddos before dinner time.

 

Warren went with Miss Laura to the get ice cream while Mommy stayed back and stayed with a sleeping Monte.

Warren met up with Mom and Monte at the beach around 830pm.  What a beautiful sunset.

 

 

Warren and Mommy and Monte.

Emerald Isle Beach Vacation: Day 3, Monday, June 22nd

Warren gives Jillian hugs first thing in the morning.

 

Loving the water at 9am.

 

Boogie boarding…

 

more boogie boarding fun….

 

 

Going out into the deep water alone.

 

Chasing the seagulls with Monte.

 

 

Checking out a crab that Grandma Jackie found.

 

  

Sitting in the low tide.

 

Afraid of the water and staying close to mom.

 

Warren and his brother and Mommy.

 

Sliding down the sand cliff hill.

 

Too precious…

 

Splashing in the low tide.

 

 

Wiping off the sand

 

  

Looking for fish

 

Searching for crabs and seashells

 

Kids getting ready for a visit to the pier.

 

Watching the water below the pier.

 

 

Warren at the pier with his friends.