Finally....Some Summer Fun!!

Okay, so I have been stuck in the house all summer long with three kids. We had all been soooo excited about our trip we had planned to go to Montgomery, Alabama to see Lynetta and her family. We always visit Lynetta during the summer....we usually drive all the way to Louisiana, but since my little man, Ethan, did not like riding in the car, Lynetta and I had decided to meet halfway...which just happened to be Montgomery, Alabama. My kids were sooooo excited, as was I, to finally be getting out of the house. But, at the last minute, we had to cancel the trip because my Dad ended up in the hospital that week. So, the girls and I were devastated to say the least...but we knew that we needed to stay here and spend time with Dad. So that weekend we were all down in the dumps, thinking that we should be in Alabama having the time of our lives. So, at this point, I just need to get away...if only for a weekend...I just needed a change of scenery. Jacob is telling me to just wait a few more weeks, as we have a Myrtle Beach trip planned soon. I tried as hard as I could, but I finally told him, WE HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE! I NEED TO GET OUT OF THIS HOUSE! I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THE MYRTLE BEACH TRIP....I NEED TO GO NOW! He must have gotten it. So, just when I am about to go completely crazy (which wouldn't really be that far for me) Jacob's peeps...Granddaddy and Nana...completely saved the day. They let us go for the weekend to Surf City/Topsail Beach to stay in their camper. HALLELUJAH!!! We were sooooo excited, the weekend could not get here soon enough. Of course, the girls and I were ready first thing on Friday morning and Jacob had planned to get off a little early, but of course, he was swamped that day, and we didn't get off early like we had planned. So after waiting all day for Jacob to get off work, hours of traffic jams on 40, detouring, stopping to get supper (cause we are all starving at this point), stopping in Mt. Olive to get the keys, we FINALLY get there about 9:30 at night. But, at this point, we don't care what time it is....WE'RE OUT OF THE HOUSE! AND WE ARE LOVING IT. We just rode around with the windows down, looking at the lights and scenery. Ethan was loving the wind blowing in his little bit of hair he has. At this point, all of our worries and stresses of life are gone...no bills to pay, no bedtimes, nothing but fun with the family. I LOVE it. So, after all it took to finally get there, it was ALL worth it. We had the best time.

Here are just a few pics we took of the fun stuff we did. The girls loved this shop that had the big alligator out front, so we had to get a picture.

We went to an arcade where we had a lot of fun. Kyleigh hit the jackpot on one game and got 100 tickets...She was soooo proud of herself!

Summer Fun......Continued

Since I still don't know how to blog, I somehow just posted half of our fun. So, here is the other half. The girls went sand mining at the Docksider. They loved it and they both got a lot of "treasures". Thank goodness, cause I did not want to have to buy another bag...they both got enough, and they were thrilled with the "treasure" that they each got. They were loving it.

So, since we left the camera in the car the first time we went to the beach, lucky for you guys, you don't get to see all the bathing suit pictures of us....even though the kids were too cute. Ethan looks sooooo handsome in his swim trunks and shirt that Aunt Lynetta gave him for his birthday....Thanks Aunt Lynetta, we finally got to put it to use, and he was oh so adorable. So on that day, the daredevils of the family...Kyleigh and Jacob...when out to play in the waves, and the weenies of the family...Marleigh and me....stayed near the edge where the water would just splash our feet. However, Marleigh did get brave one time and went a little further out, but soon got pounded by a wave, and got up looking like Cousin It! There was soooo much hair everywhere, you couldn't see her from the shoulders up. HA! I ran out and rescued her and she was pretty much done with the waves from then on. It was pretty funny. So she stayed with me and Ethan the rest of the time. This was Ethan's first time at the beach, and he loved it. His favorite part of the beach is......the sand! He loved to dig in it, play in it, run his fingers in it, pick it up and throw it and even eat it. He wanted a snack, so I was feeding him some mini marshmallows, and he was covered in sand...and when I say covered...I mean COVERED! But he has this new thing, where he wants to pick up his food and put it in his mouth all by himself. I was trying to feed him since I didn't want him eating sandy marshmallows, but he got soooo mad, and he decided that he would rather eat sandy marshmallows or none at all. So there you have it, he is stubborn just like his Daddy...hahaha! He got a little curious...he would see the waves, run to them, and then when they would come close, he would turn around and run like crazy! It was funny to watch. Everytime, I thought...this time he is going to let the water touch him, but no. He was soooo funny trying to run on the sand. He must have gotten some workout that day and of course, he fell asleep as soon as we got in the car. It was a fun day at the beach with the family!

One Final Note

This is one of my favorite pics of the whole trip. We went to the beach one last time before we headed home. We told the girls we were just going to walk on the beach and get our feet wet...one last time. They were trying to get as close as they could to the wave, then they turned around and ran like crazy to try to get away from it. Marleigh didn't get too wet, but by the time we left, Kyleigh was soaked from the chest down...so much for a dry ride home...but I guess that's what you get for taking them to the beach without their bathing suits. Oh well, we didn't mind, and neither did they. So then it was time to head back home...back to our normal, busy, hectic, and chaotic lives that we lead. Needless to say, ALL the kids slept all the way home. So, to sum it up...We had the BEST time. We all needed a little break from our everyday lives, and this was just perfect. When we got back home, and recovered in a few days from our beach hangover, we were ready to get back to normal. We got everything we needed to start school, and now the girls were ready! So, once again, THANKS to GRANDDADDY and NANA for making all this possible. We are lucky to have you in our lives. We will never forget all the fun we had and all the great memories we made.