Every year we take a family vacation with my parents and most of my siblings, their wives and children. Each year we have gone some place different. This year we went to the Outer Banks N.C. . My mom is such a champ she spends far to many hours searching for just the right house for 21 people to fit comfortably. This year she landed on a 7 bedroom, 4 story house with a pool and hot tub. The time with everyone is invaluable. We spent most of our days by the pool and relaxing while kids took naps. The days were filled with laughs and meaningful conversations. We didn't spend much time on the beach due to the giant dunes you had to cross to get there, not fun with kids. Each night for dinner we took turns cooking meals so that the burden didn't fall on my mom alone. Most of our evenings were filled with back deck talks and cigars, movies together in the theatre room or card games. Being together for a week with so many people has it's moments but overall it's wonderful to be a part of a large family and be able to share our walks with Christ together.
Random memories and highlights:
-family dinners, always full of chaos but entertaining
-Our entire family went to ice cream out, the things we ordered were not good the kids were a mess and Kate threw up in the car on the way home.
-Ben, Sam and I took a walk one night along the road in search for a ice cream place that might be close. We didn't find one so we bought frozen fruit bars from a camping convenient store. We decided to walk home along the beach, it ended up being a long walk but a great evening together.
-Ben and I went jogging one day it was short but fun.
-Lots of time just lying on the air mattress with my sister in laws in the pool.
-Yummy margaritas by the pool, compliments of my mom :)
- HGTV in the mornings with Dave and Meg.
-Sweet time with the Lord.
-Kevin making orange juice using a funnel and a narrow mouth container, so entertaining.
We don't have many pictures, I think they are all from one day. That's what happens with four kids.
Evening walk to the beach.
The camera work is terrible but this is a taste of a car ride with us. This was such a long ride home.
By this time Sam has thrown up everywhere, it was terrible. We have stopped 4 times in the first 2 hours, yikes! We just finished breakfast and Lucy is now saying she has to throw up, which she says often but has never done in the car.
1 comment:
great post! after going through all the pics last week and putting them on facebook, I remembered what a wonderful week it was.... it was like I already forgot. Thanks for reminding me again.. I love our family :)
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