Outer Banks Vacation 2015

The first week of August, we headed to the Outer Banks to spend a week with my family.  This was our third trip to Corolla but it had been 2 years since our last visit.  I loved so many of the pictures I took on my camera and phone so I made an album below (press the right arrow to view all).  Here is my top 10 favorite things from the week....

1. Spending time with family and seeing all the kids enjoy the beach, pool, and just being silly with eachother (Lincoln even left my side to play without me sometimes)
2. Fun on the beach at night searching for sand crabs and flying kites.
3. Hayden boogie boarding for the first time and catching waves with his cousins.
4. Lincoln playing in the sand and playing with the fiddler crabs in his wagon with daddy.
5. Morning workouts before the house was awake with E to include a beach run, kayaking, and tennis (thanks to Grammy for helping get Lincoln up while we were still out)
6. Watching Hayden and Sarah participate in the Limbo competition, Homerun Derby, and a Tennis Clinic (Hayden got a medal for winning the Limbo)
7. Watching the kids catch crabs with Pops and then enjoying them with dinner twice.
8. Watching E take 4 kids out on the kayaks by himself and later taking all 5 kids night fishing
9. Late night family talks with Emily asking Grammy to tell stories about me and Vicki growing up.  (we heard about me breaking my arm in 1st grade and the Spaghetti Dinner story every night)
10. The beautiful weather, awesome sunrises on the ocean and sunsets on the sound, and knowing how blessed we are to be able to have had this time together.