A few days at the beach

A few days after we got back from Cousins Camp we were able to head out to Nags Head, NC for a few days at the beach with Matt's family. We also were able to attend baby Ava's baptism on the Eastern Shore of VA. It was a good time of visiting with family and enjoying God's creation of the ocean and beach.

There is nothing like sitting on the sand hearing the waves crash (unless you are Owen and are overwhelmed by the hot sand and the "loud" ocean!). The boys were both more timid about the whole thing than we anticipated, but it was a reminder that this life and even our vacations are not primarily about us and our rest but about finding our rest in the Lord and being used by Him to love and lead our boys. Tough lesson, but so much worth it!

Some fun on the beach:









Some from the dunes (thanks to a little help from iPhoto!) The boys LOVED hiking up the dunes and running around and playing in the sand. It was a beautiful sunset too.

(Side note: When I was little, we went to the beach every summer and did something called "The Loop". The Loop consisted of fun at a water slide park, delicious NJ pizza and ice cream. This night was reminiscent of that for me. We had Matt's favorite beach pizza from Dare Devils Pizza, went to the dunes, and then after the dunes we all went to Dairy Queen and enjoyed some delicious ice cream. It as great. Owen kept saying - I don't have to go to bed yet?! He asked Matt if he could eat his ice cream all the way down to the bottom.)













Some cousins photos:

(Owen, Baxter, Madison (3), Ava (4 months) and Ashley (3))


(Madison, Baxter, Owen and Ashley)