Vacation…

Oh how I miss being on vacation.  Tomorrow is the first day of August and I am stunned that the last two months have just flown by.  How I would love to be back at the beach in Ocean Isle, North Carolina.  What fun we had. 
Here’s some of the pics…
I could seriously get used to seeing this on a regular basis.  I wonder if you live close to the beach if you just take it for granted after a while.  Makes me sad to think that that might happen.


We were so happy this year that the kids loved the beach.  When we went a few years ago, we spent a lot of time at the pool.  This year the kids went to the pool that was in our neighborhood a little bit but the rest of the time they were out jumping waves or building sand castles.
It is amazing how much of the beach ends up in your bathing suit when you sit at the edge and let the waves just hit you as they come in.  Jen and I spent one afternoon being pummeled by waves.  The sand is very exfoliating when you are thrown around in it all day.
Paige and Caeli, they look a little worn out here.  Jumping waves is hard work.
Jenna, Hailey and Carson just laying around on the beach.
I can’t wait to go back.  What a great trip.

Vacation Here I Come...

In 27 minutes I'll be off for the next ten days.  We are headed to Ocean Isle Beach in North Carolina, where we will be staying here:

We are loading up our kids, both my sisters and their families, my in-laws and my sister's in-laws and traveling out I-40 and where ever we go after that.  We'll stay tomorrow night in Nashville and be on the beach on Saturday.

I only wish I could take my bike with me.  Rode almost 20 miles worth of hills last night and had a blast.  I still didn't manage to get up the Papa Bear hill without almost falling off the road and having to push my bike up.  It is very humbling.  I'll get it next time.

So no bike next week, but I'm taking my running shoes with me.  It's so nice to feel like I have my running legs back this week.  It had been a long few weeks since the marathon, and I didn't think I'd ever run and feel good about it again.

Vacation here I come!  21 minutes to go.