Our first official family vacation is in the books. Yes, we have traveled a lot but this was the first time a trip did not involve a visit with relatives. Ted and I wanted to start a yearly family vacation tradition. We thought a couple of days at the beach, the kids first time seeing the ocean, would be a low key way to begin. We headed down to Carolina Beach on Sunday morning, an easy two and a half hour drive from our house. The trip was just the right speed for the kids. Here's some memories that I'll keep tucked away in my mind for years to come:
- Katherine singing along to Adele's Rolling in the Deep in the car on the way down. She's begun to sing along to songs that she recognizes. Right now she doesn't care that there's other people in the car listening to her. She belts it right out. I hope this innocence stays around for a while.
- Both kids laughing as the waves rolled over them. Overall, they both preferred the hotel pool to the beach but they did spend a good hour each day in the sand. Hopefully as they get older they'll enjoy the ocean more.
- How good they were. We had no expectations for this trip, if anything I thought it would be exhausting chasing the both of them around. But save for the minor mishap here or there they were great.
- The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher. They LOVED it. They saw fish, alligators, sharks, stingrays and turtles. Teddy got all excited over the "shaaaaahhhhks!" Apparently, his New England roots run deep.
A few pictures:
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