VACATION!!

We just got back from a fabulous, relaxing, week-long vacation in Top Sail, North Carolina. We went with Andy's parents and stayed in a house right on the beach. The stairs to the deck literally walked you over the dune and straight onto the beach. Can't get better than that!

The first day we took Madeline out by the water and she got wet from the tide rolling over her. That DID NOT go over well and she was scared of the water for several days, despite much coaxing. We told her we could see Nemo and Dori so she kept looking for them. hahaha In the end, she ended up liking the water as long as someone was holding her, but she never ended up actually playing in it. She loved playing in the sand though. And loved knocking down any effort anyone made to make a sand castle.

Sophia wasn't a fan of the beach. I think it was too hot and windy for her. She did like the softer breeze up on the deck though. Sometimes it would put her right to sleep. We saw lots of sunrises together since she gets up so early. I think those mornings were my favorite part of the trip. Drinking a cup of coffee on the deck with the ocean breeze, watching the sun rise while sitting with my sweet baby girl. Nothing better.

Andy and I went out and played 9-holes of golf one day. We went at 2pm so there wouldn't be many other players around because we play really slow (mostly me). Come to find out later, the city was under a heat advisory that day and broke a temperature record. It was definitely hot but we had a great time!

Another night we had a date and went to local restaurant. They had alligator tail on the menu and we were feeling adventurous, so we ordered it. Tastes like chicken. Doesn't everything?

Other than that, we spent most of the time relaxing at the beach with everyone and taking turns staying inside with little Fia. We grilled out a few times and we each drank our fair share of wine. All in all, it was a great vacation and we have many good memories.

I took way too many pictures to put on here so I made a slideshow out of them all.