June 18, 2008

• Outer Banks, NC

   

  Okay, pictures are uploaded (over the period of a week), the baby is in bed, and husband is gone for the evening. So I shall try to update a bit… Trust me, when all you have is dial-up internet access, you think twice, sometimes more than that, about doing a picture update. Every picture is a labor of love, folks!! We hear news that DSL is going to come out of town the needed 8 miles to reach our house, so hopefully that will be in the near future… Until then, here are some of the pictures from our GLORIOUS family vacation!! Spending a week with these fine people was simply wonderful..

  We rented a house within walking distance of the beach, so as you can imagine, we were highly entertained by each other and the nearby ocean each day! There was not a chance for boredom, even though we stayed right at the house/ocean most of the time. This was our 2nd vacation there, and hopefully there will be many more to come!

  When Ervina and Claudia were at our house the week before OBX, Ervina had the brilliant idea of making chocolate croissants. She saw the idea in a LIVING magazine, and we enjoyed our little French breakfast of croissants and coffee each morning on the back patio!

  

  

  Most of us spent at least a few hours making sand castles or building “people” in the sand. James is an artist and actually made a man that looked like George Washington! It was the coolest thing, and no, I am not just prejudiced to my brother, because other beach-goers would go by and exclaim about G. Washington!

  

  Now does he or does he not look like G. Washington??

  

  Mr. Muscle Man Sir David with Large Stomach

  

  Equipped with an umbrella and an inflatable kiddie pool, Zoe’ was as happy as a lark all week. Of course, she had no other option. She was surrounded by doting uncles, aunts, and grandparents who picked her up the instant she squeaked.  How could she NOT be happy?

  

  

  Pointing is the big deal… She’s been pointing for a while, but now pointing is REALLY a big deal.

  

  This is what we’ll send out for our family pictures this Christmas. JK Amazing how you can photoshop the sky to look so much bluer than it really was…

  

  

  Growing up in a family of 6 was one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever been given! I love my big family!!

  

  

  The Sisterhood Complete

  

  The Handsome Brothers

  

  Love her expression here

  

  Daddy and His Girls (see Ervina’s site for the same picture 5 years ago!) (aha! I finally figured out how to do a link!)

  

  Never too big to be Daddy’s Girl!

  

  Marmie and Her Girls

  

  A few of our little family…

  

  

  

  Daddy’s Toes and Zoe’s Toes

  

  And some of the whole big family. This was a not-so-good night to take pictures – with lighting, moods and all!! But here we are, a big smiling family. You would never know that we had the camera on a tripod and I had to frantically rush from camera to family to holding baby to smiling in a few seconds flat. I wouldn’t recommend it. Actually, I’d recommend letting your single sister do it, who is good at photography, has no child to settle in arms within seconds, and can probably run faster than you. I had a little pride issue to repent of.

  

  

  

  And that concludes the brief summary of our wonderful vacation!

  Cheers to my wonderful family!!

  I am so blessed to have a tremendously rich heritage. My parents are such a role model for me, in their relationships with God, and in their parenting, just who they are. And I adore my brothers and sisters. No, we are not perfect by a long shot, a week together showed that up! But we love each other dearly, and I truly am blessed!

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