We're back from our vacation in Topsail and we had a wonderful time! Many many thanks to Mom and Dad for such a fantastic week. Here's a little sneak peak at our adventures from the past week. More to come...
Here's Claire getting dressed for our family portraits. This was our gift to Mom for her 60th birthday. Check out the photographer's blog if you'd like to see some of the pictures. It was the only time we didn't look like beach bums all week! Claire is wearing the dress that Madison (our godchild) wore to our wedding. It made it extra special to see her all dolled up in such a beautiful dress. Thanks Jessica!!
Yes folks, even Papa Jim made it out onto the beach. It's a rare sight, but he actually got in the ocean once!! It was wonderful for Claire to be around her grandparents for a whole week.
We brought the pool out onto the beach for Claire to play in. Mostly though she crawled around in the sand and played in the surf. I was shocked by how much she loved the beach. She showed no fear and just had a blast.
We had great weather, with the exception of a few storms that rolled through. One afternoon we were sitting at the table eating lunch, and my brother jumped up and yelled "tornado!" We all ran out to the deck to see about 5 water spouts across the ocean. It was a pretty crazy sight. Luckily they all stayed over water and by later in the afternoon, we were back on the beach in the sun!
This one's just for you Tara! Your favorite little beach creature crawled out to say hello Sunday morning when we went to check on the turtle nest.
Claire got TONS of practice "walking" around on the beach while holding my hands. She would head straight to the water. All that practice really paid off.....she took her first steps on Friday!! We got a little video the next day which I'll post in Part II!
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