vacation to the outer banks

This past week we spent at the outer banks. Most of Jon's family was able to meet us there, except for Adam, Michael, and Andrea. We rented a house that was a few feet from the ocean. It was a week filled with swimming and hanging at the beach.

Brooke and Mya being cute on the beach.
The girls with their cousin Jack. The girls had a great time playing with all of their cousins. It is fun for us to have Jack live so close. The girls are really going to miss him when they leave next summer.
This is one of our 500 pictures we took on our last day. I really wanted a nice family picture, however the girls were not in the mood. I had to bribe them with cinnamon rolls to get them to take some pictures out on the beach.
This was our earlier in the day attempt at family pictures. I really wonder why I bother.
Jon and I got up one morning to watch the sunrise. It was really pretty.
All of the cousins enjoying an afternoon movie. They were resting up before we headed out to the beach for the afternoon.
Brooke and Halle really hit it off. It was fun to watch them play and interact. It did not take long for them to warm back up to each other.
Brooke digging in the sand. The water was a little cold so Brooke enjoyed most of her beach time playing in the sand
I love this picture of mya. She was goofing off and posing for me. too bad her hair is ALWAYS in her face.
All in all it was a fun trip and we will be back to the outer banks next year.