Outer Banks 2014

We had another fabulous family vacation in Corolla on the Outer Banks this year. We stayed in the same house we've had for 3 years and the kids absolutely love the pool and the beach.  This year we had a smaller crowd and Uncle Sam had to leave a couple of days early because he was called into work.  The kids had so much fun playing in the water, going on a crab hunt, painting horses, climbing the lighthouse,  shopping and riding on the go-carts.  Unfortunately, the first 3 days were very windy with red flags so we could not do much in the water.  The last half of the trip, the waves were perfect and they all loved using their boogie boards.  Since I was 36 weeks pregnant on the beach, I took it easy and we were thankful that the week was uneventful in the baby department.  We all had a great week of family fun and are already counting the days until our next beach vacation!

When we first arrived at the beach house, we went straight to the sand!

Crab Hunt!

Hanging out at a playground in Corolla!

36 weeks

Hanging out on the back deck after lunch!

The kids love the hot tub!

Sweet Ellie!

Painting horses in Corolla!

Love this pic of my girls!

Shell hunt with Nana on the last day!

My sweet 1st grader.  She is always trying to be stylish!

These 4 kids never got tired of each other!

Started off the vacation with a birthday party for Josh!

Our view for the week!

This is the first year that Ellie absolutely loved the waves and sand!

Love my little nephew!

We kept Grandpa busy during the week!

Heading back out to the beach after lunch!

These kids loved going in the hot tub every afternoon!

One of Madelyn's favorite things to do at the beach!

Madelyn chose to paint a horse to take home!

Ellie's finished product!

Climbing the Currituck lighthouse!

Flying Dora the Kite!

These 2 cousins are best buds!

The girls with Baby Freckles at 36 weeks!