Beach Trip!

Well now that this was 3 months ago- #blogfail. Honestly, I kept meaning to hop on Johns computer and get more pictures off, but at this point I would rather at least document what I remember and if I add more pictures later- great. If not, oh well. I just dont want to keep postponing this and I actually have a little time now :D 

Anyway, in May we went to the beach! haha. We were both finally able to take an ENTIRE week off together! We had rented a beach house in Corolla, NC and it was in the 4x area. The house was huge and gorgeous. We were very excited. We were also meeting friends up there- Krystal and Josh, Andrew and Kristian, and Hutch! Carter and Bailey also got to come!We drove down on a Saturday and stayed until the following Saturday. 

I wish I had gotten more pictures of the house- it was really nice. The top level had a master bedroom and the livingroom and kitchen. Krystal and Josh stayed up here. The second level had the front door, and 3 other bedrooms. This is the pictures from our master bedroom! It was really nice :D Andrew and Kristian also stayed on this floor.

The bottom floor had another master and the pool table area! This is also how we got out to the pool area. Hutch stayed down here! So we all had our own little space :D

The area we stayed in was really nice too. Pretty remote, honestly not as remote as I thought it was going to be since it was 4x4 but we still had fun. Unfortunately, the beach area was more like a highway, so we couldnt really go out there and sit all day without cars coming by. That's probably what I was most disappointed about. BUT there were wild horses everywhere! So that was a plus. Here are some pictures from our week: 

The Afternoon Delight

The pool:D

Carter LOVED the pool. He couldnt get enough swimming.

Bailey wanted so bad to get in, but never made it all the way

The guys had fun doing tricks into the pool

We also had a hot tub! Carter is basking in the sun in front of it. I LOVED the hot tub. The first night we could see a million stars. That night, we were all in the hot tub and there was this really annoying light on next door. It was on the porch and the house was empty. Andrew jumped over the pool fence and spiderman crawled up the side of the house and unscrewed it. It was HILARIOUS. I wish I had some better pictures of that. haha

BAHAHA!

This is as much snuggling as I have ever seen them do! They wore themselves out each day. 

It was awesome :D 

One day we went kayaking and fishing! Krystal and Josh took the kayak out for spin too. 

The nice thing about the outer banks, is you have the ocean on one side and the sound on the other. We kayaked on the sound.

We also celebrated Cinco De Mayo together! This was lunch- we made nachos and then for dinner fish tacos. Everything was delicious. In fact, the food was delicious every day. We ate incredibly well for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We all helped with something, but Andrew did most of the cooking and lets just say I've considered hiring him as my personal chef! haha.

Snuggle times with the Carter! :D

One of the days I decided to take a run with Carter. Well look what we ran into! A SHARK! It was dead. And it was actually the 2nd one we saw. On the first trip to the house, when we first got to the Outer Banks, Josh, Krystal, John, the dogs, and me were all in their SUV. I was looking out the window and screamed there was a shark on the beach. Nobody believed me, BUT I was right! and it was alive! Some guy came by and threw it back into the ocean. Crazy!

That's pretty much all I have for now. I know, next time I need more pictures. That and I need to blog more often so I remember everything. On the way back, John and I did stop for some seafood! Then we made the long drive back home. :( When we pulled up to our house, there was a new one being built across the street! The entire frame and such was up. It was quite a shock as there wasnt anything there before we left! haha. We were able to go out for one last "vacation" dinner together after we unloaded and then enjoyed each others company for the rest of the night. Now, 3 months later, I'm ready for another vacation. haha. Maybe we can take a small trip some time soon :D