Vacation on the Beach

A few weeks ago we took a trip with my parents and Danielle & Mike to the Outer Banks. Despite the fact that the weather was absolutely miserable the entire week other than the day we got there, we had a wonderful time. Our house was in Salvo, just past Rodanthe. Normally we don't spend much time in the house but we definitely got our money's worth this vacation! It rained everyday and the wind blew so hard the house shook. Most of the area was flooded and at one point we wondered if we were going to be able to get off the island!

I'm glad we took Parker swimming the first day because it was the only chance we got to get in. We did walk down to the beach once in between the rain showers and Parker loved walking in the sand (he's still not a fan of the water) and chasing the birds. The mosquitos were horrible and Chad ended up with 15 bites in one walk down to the beach. We attempted a walk one morning but Parker ended up getting stung by a bee twice so that outing didn't last long.

We made a trip to the Food Lion every day to get something that we didn't really need, but it gave us something to do and was the closest thing to us. We did spend some time in Nags Head and went to the NC Aquarium one morning (which I wouldn't recommend to anyone...either we missed part of it or it's just that lame). Since Danielle is getting married in May, I decided we should make her Save the Dates since I have a Cricut. It was a HUGE project and a lot of work but they came out so cute! Not sure I will attempt to make a hundred of something again...

Parker likes the water but isn't so sure about floaties.

Grampie was so happy to see Parker sporting the outfit they bought him in Hawaii last year...he blended right in with our couch!

So snuggly after a nap!

Giving Aunt Danielle advice on her picks for football

One of my favorite pictures ever..love the hairdo!

Aunt Danielle & Uncle Mike taught Parker how to pet an alligator

As Parker would say..."Uh oh!"

We were supposed to stay until Saturday morning but it ended up raining Friday, even though they said it wasn't supposed to so we left and came home a day early. I guess you take a chance with the weather when you plan a vacation at the beach at the end of September. But we had a great time just being together. Can't wait for the next one!