We are back from our annual Outer Banks vacation with our friends the Morris Family! We had a beautiful house and with everything we have had going on lately, we were VERY READY to de-stress, relax and enjoy ourselves.
Unfortunately, we had pretty major turn of events at the beginning of the week that left us all reeling and definitely on edge. The situation could have ended a lot worse than it did, so we are very thankful for that, but sad nonetheless. We decided to regroup and not let someone else ruin our vacation and vowed to have a good time. And that's just what we did.
We had lots of fun pool time....
And even though it was vacation, Alex still had to wear her casts, but she had some good company :)
And while she was in the pool we tried to make a game of it and do a few leg stretches and some standing.
Then there was the hot tub - my girl loves her some hot tub time!!
One of the afternoons it was raining like crazy so we all headed to the hot tub - she was fascinated by the rain coming down!
Then there was the fun in the sun at the beach.
She LOVES watching the water come up on her feet and go back out.
And she really enjoyed not being in her wheel chair and sitting in a big girl chair!
Zach's confidence in the ocean is so much greater than it has been in prior years - makes me a nervous wreck, but he and the boys all had fun riding waves and hanging with their dads.
On Saturday when we got there it was Jeff's 14th birthday - no better place than the beach to celebrate your birthday if you ask me!
This was Rudy's very first beach vacation and I think he had a pretty darn good time!!
He LOVED sitting outside on the third floor patio and watching the world go by.
He also had a little pool time too! :)
One of the days the boys wanted to go fishing so they paid to go out on the pier and caught some blue fish.
And Alex enjoyed the breeze as we took turns walking her up and down the pier. She didn't enjoy it for too long though - she was over it rather quickly!
The boys also all went crabbing one afternoon while the girls hung back at the pool.
Leslie and I got to go enjoy a really cool wine and cheese bar one night while the kids went to Sweet Frog - we definitely got the better end of the deal that night!
We are SO blessed to have such great friends that we can truly count on and who still want to be around us with all that goes on! Leslie was a HUGE support for me this week and I am very grateful for our friendship!
The BEST thing that happened on our trip was Aaron getting a phone call at the end of the week saying that he was PROMOTED! I'm now married to SERGEANT Hayes. I am SO proud of him. He works really hard and it was so awesome to see him so happy - he deserved it and we are so excited for his new journey. I ran out and we celebrated with a little cake!
Considering all that had gone on the beginning of the week we wound up enjoying our time together as a family.
Scott and Leslie even mentioned our next vacation next year - I think they are gluttons for punishment!!
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