Every July Bobby's aunts & uncles, from his mom's side of the family, go to Ocean Isle beach for a week. Every year they invite us but something always seems to prevent us from going. Until this year.
Tuesday we loaded our van with suitcases, the pack 'n play, beach toys and a ton of other stuff then headed to North Carolina. We stayed with our sister-in-law's parents and drove 35 minutes or so each day to Ocean Isle to spend time with family.
There was a lot of time in the car but it was so worth it to see everyone. We got to hold our new baby nephew, finally! Hannah & Sammy got to play with their cousins. They saw the Atlantic Ocean for the first time. Amos got brave and started jumping off the side of the pool. Bobby's aunt came to the rescue when I left my going-out-to-eat outfit back at the house (over a 30 minute drive away remember!) It was wonderful. We were sad to leave but glad to be back in our own beds - or in the kids case, in a bed period. They were troopers and slept in sleeping bags on the floor beside our bed. Our host & hostess were wonderful and have a beautiful home but you can imagine it's a bit tight with 4 extra adults and 6 kids :-) It really was hard leaving Dave & Karen since we don't get to see them nearly enough. I think the kids hugged everyone multiple times before we finally got them into the van.
At least we have pictures and memories. And knowing that we'll see them again in two weeks helps too!
Uncle Bobby gets to hold Jake for the first time.
Samuel asked to hold Jake first -which really surprised me b/c normally Hannah wants to hold the babies first.
Dave calls Jacob "Jake-o-rama" but Sammy calls him "Jake from State Farm."
At the Atlantic Ocean for the first time!!
The kids are dancing to one of the Frozen songs.
Sam & Sam watching cartoons while trying to wake up.
Swimming!
Jake falls asleep on Uncle Bobby.
Oh those cheeks! And that little mohawk. Clark babies are definitely the cutest.
{There are a few more pictures but they're on the iPad so I'll post them later.}
