The day after we got back from North Africa we repacked our suitcases and headed to the Outer Banks with the entire Hudson clan. Brandon's mom and dad, Brandon, Lucas, me, John, Gina, Savannah, Lily, Carly, Steph, and Wes all stayed under one roof for a week. It was so fun! We went to the beach and played at the pool at the house and just loved watching the kids play together.
We weren't sure how Lucas would react to the beach. We were hoping he wouldn't be afraid. Our wish was granted...and then some. That kid is fearless.. He wanted to be out in the waves and run on the sand. It was SO fun to see him take in this amazing part of creation.
The house we stayed at was great. There was a pool in the backyard and it sat right on the sound. We were about a 5 minute walk from the beach, but we loved sitting on the porch and watching the birds.
We went and played putt-putt one night! Lucas stayed at home with MiMi because we were going to be out past his bedtime. It was fun spending time with the 3 girls. It's unbelievable how quickly they have grown up.
We went into town for seafood and icecream one night. This kid, I tell you...he's so handsome.
I think that Lucas's favorite part of the trip was the outdoor shower that was at our house. After getting sandy at the beach, we would come back and strip Lucas naked and let him rinse the sand off in the shower. He loved it!
One unfortunate incident that happened on our first day happened when I was washing dishes...I bumped a big ceramic bowl up against the granite countertops and the bowl shattered in my hand, slicing my pinky open. Y'all...it needed stitched. But I refused to go to any type of urgent care on our first day of vacation, so we ghetto rigged my finger. It was a clean (deep) slice so we got some butterfly stitches and a finger splint and I was good to go. Keeping my finger straight allowed the cut that was right in the bend of my finger to stick back together. As annoying as that was, we avoided a trip for stitches! And do not judge me based on the size of my mimosa. This was right after it happened.
We wanted to get a group picture the last night we were there, and mother nature decided it would be hilarious to immediately darken the skies and turn up the wind. We went down to the beach first and set up the tripod which promptly tried to blow away. The girls were freaking out because sand was blowing like a deleted scene from the Wizard of Oz and pelting our legs like little razor blades as our hair blew into our faces. So the best picture we got was on the walkway to the beach between 2 houses. It'll do!
We had a blast! Thanks, MiMi and PawPaw!
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