Our Week At The Beach...

Where do I start...there is so much to tell. We just got home from a very relaxing and fun week at Kure Beach with Tom's family. This was the first family beach trip (and Winnie's first time at the beach!) and we are already talking about going again next year, it was a blast. The whole family wasn't there but the house was perfect for the 13 of us who could make it. Kure Beach has a lot to offer....family atmosphere, lots of ice cream within walking distance, fishing pier (that you don't have to pay to walk on), amazing beach (that wasn't crowded at all), and nice rental homes.

Every day we would head down to the beach in the morning with the kiddos and let them splash in the ocean and kiddie pool. Winnie wasn't too sure about the ocean water, she cried every day until the last day. The pool though was a hit, she splish-splashed in there all morning with her bath toys and watched her cousins run back and forth to the ocean. Landon in the ocean with Uncle Dave...

We were pleasantly surprised that she would take short naps at the beach, the first day it was on a towel, the second day it was wrapped in a towel on my lap and everyday after that it was in her jogging stroller on our way down to the beach...crazy.

Each evening someone would take their turn at making dinner for the family, and boy were they yummy! It was so nice only having to cook one evening too! By Thursday we realized it wasn't going to rain so we skipped the sun in the morning to visit the aquarium (just 2miles down the road). There was plenty to see...the kids loved the alligators, horse-shoe crabs, jellyfish and all the fish.The boys and I practicing our "fish" faces...

Winnie loved cheesing it in her shades (thanks Josh & Emily!!)...

The whole week we all had such nice quality time with each other. Winnie loved being bounced from person to person, and the boys were great in delivering her toys wherever she was relaxing.

Before we left we had to celebrated Tom and Chuck's birthdays. Tom's family doesn't let a birthday pass without celebrating it together...

The week ended on a sweet note...we celebrated Tom being a father at home. It was very special for us to spend Father's Day together as a family.... we ate well and went to Tom's favorite place, Lowe's. I made his favorite dinner, Seafood Lasagna.....now I have only made this meal 3x since we've been married (its VERY time-consuming). He loved every bite, even if it was 10pm when he finally got to eat it (sorry honey!). I am so very thankful that my daughter is blessed with Tom as her da-da, he is absolutely wonderful with her....always playing with her, making sure she feels loved (calling her Princess is a norm) and teaching her new skills. My heart sings when I see Tom and Winnie spending time together.