Summer Vacation 2016 ~ Onslow Beach Resort

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We spent a glorious week at Onslow Beach on Camp Lejeune this past week! It was a much needed vacation from all the running and busyness of life.

Initially, we were going to board our dogs, Max & Mollie but the kennel wanted $$$$. More than I was willing to pay for a week. Not to mention the fact that Max kind of went a little crazy the last time he came home from there earlier this year during travel season. So, the people at the resort were able to move us to a pet friendly Osprey that was perfect!

The house we stayed in was awesome! It was a handicap accessible unit so it had a wrap around ramp that is great for two year olds who need to run out some energy. Since it was handicap accessible it also had the stand up shower in the bathroom which was so much easier to shower the little's after spending the day in the sand.

The beach was just what we needed. Relaxing yet fun! The kids had a blast hunting ghost crabs and finding fossilized shark teeth. They actually caught a ghost crab one night and they were convinced they were bringing it home as a pet. They even went as far as researching how to take care of it. Sadly it died in captivity.

Mikayla is a shark teeth finding guru! She could spot them so easily and pluck them out of the sand. I think she found 30+ shark teeth. I found 0, LOL! One of the other guests found a huge one, the size of his palm, but we were not so lucky.

Overall, we had a relaxing week on the surf and sand and watching the last of the Summer Olympics at night. We all look forward to going back next year!

Wordless Wednesday

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Wordless Wednesday

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Wordless Wednesdays ~ last sunrise in OBX before Earl

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More OBX pictures

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We spent everyday on the beach in OBX building sandcastles and holes. It was nice to just sit and relax and listen to the sounds of the ocean.

 

We went to Wings were everything was 50% off, can’t beat that! You see those cute little piggy banks, the frogs and bumble bee? Well Montana wants a piggy bank for her birthday and I totally forgot to go back to the store before leaving the island to get one for her! Not to worry though, I think she will enjoy the piggy bank I found instead for her special day next week.

 

We ate out at the Dolphin Den which was really yummy! This was the first time we have eaten out in a restaurant  since McKenzie was born. There was a little girl about 18 months that McKenzie was screaming talking to, except the little girl didn’t feel like talking back and just stared at McKenzie. Do you think that deterred her, No Ma’am! She kept on talking to anyone who would catch her eye. Nonetheless, she did really well until she hit her head on the solid wood table. The Lt. had to cut my steak into bite size pieces so I could eat, since there was no way she was getting back into the highchair. 

We also tried out the local Chinese restuarant. We love Asian food, their sweet and sour chicken was delish! 

     

It was a great 4 days, can’t wait to go back next year and hopefully get to stay the full week. What did you do this summer?

Sunshine Haven ~OBX part 1

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I was skeptical when the Lt. brought up the idea back in December 2009 of going to the beach for vacation. I have fond memories of spending summers on Cape Cod, MA in a beach house with my family, so I said let’s do it! Christmas day  we booked our vacation and it felt good to know that after the Lt.’s 7 month deployment we would be beach bound.

 

To say we had an amazing time would be an understatement. The 4 days we vacationed in the Outer Banks (OBX) were amazing! We were evacuated Wed. morning (Sept. 1st) because of Hurricane Earl. Our oceanfront rental was called "Sunshine Haven" and the name did not let you down. We enjoyed the most beautiful sunrises. It was so relaxing just sitting on the upper deck and listening as the waves slapped the shore. Each new day was alive with the sounds of singing seagulls and relaxing ocean breezes.

The house was big and more spacious than we needed for vacation, but we knew we wanted to be oceanfront with the littles. I loved how it was so bright and airy. With lugging beach chairs, an umbrella, food, toys, and 5 children to the beach daily, it was well worth the extra money paid for oceanfront property.

The girls shared a bunk room and we even brought McKenzie’s pack N’ play, which she didn’t sleep in, but it was a nice jester.

The house offered all the comforts a home away from home. Well, maybe except the fact that they forgot to mention to bring your own toliet paper! On our first night we had to drive 20 minutes south to the next town to buy TP from the Food Lion. That store was a mad house! The occupancy in the OBX triples on Saturdays and Sundays with everyone checking into their rentals. I stood in line with my toliet paper and Lysol for nearly 20 minutes. Finally, the lady in front of me with the stacked cart graciously offered to let me go ahead of her. THANK YOU!!!

Here are some shots from our trip, I will post more later. I need to finish up around here and get everything ready for church tomorrow.

        

 

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Well almost ~ This morning at 8 A.M. we received our mandatory evacuation notice to leave Cape Hatteras Island, NC as Hurricane Earl approaches. The storm cut our vacation in half but we had a FANTASTIC time the 4 days we were there. I have lots of pictures to edit and post, but today I am going to concentrate on de-sanding everything…

Beach Day

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We spent the day at the beach last week with a great bunch of friends. Our homeschool Girl Scout troop had the end of the year party at one of the local beaches. The girls were literally counting down the days. Each morning I would hear "only x days until the BEACH!!!"

To say they were excited would be an understatement. The weather was perfect, not too hot and just a slight breeze, and from what the girls tell me the water was fabulous! They had plans of frolicking in the waves, building sand castles, and just soaking up the sand with their friends.

And they did!

McKenzie wanted nothing, and I mean nothing to do with the sand or the beach. She was not a happy camper that day due to teething pain. But she does look so cute in her bathing suit.

Hopefully by August when we take our family vacation to The Outer Banks, she will have a new found appreciation for the beach.

Chat Later!