Sunday, August 10, 2014

#Beachconk2014





We spent last week at Holden Beach, NC. There were 20 of us in one house. 10 of them were under seven. It was hard and glorious. Seven of the ten got a virus with temps. and sore throats. It rained for the first four days. The smoke alarm went off one night at 3 a.m. and a run to the grocery store for a nine volt battery reminded me that a poppy's job isn't easy either. We rented a house on the beach with a clean pool and nasty bathrooms. So, we spent a lot of time in the pool and took showers in the outside shower. But it was STILL a great week!!!! It's a tradition that we go to Sunset Slush every single night of our trip. The kids look forward to it all day. They talked all week about the last night and how they could get as many scoops as they wanted and what kinds they would be. (Rainbow SA (USA) seemed to be the favorite)….all the kids loved it! YUCK. We played games at night and talked lots about Uncle J's dream of opening a business. We laughed until we hurt about eating two containers of cookies that nobody in our family made. Seriously. They must have been left in the beach house by the previous renters. We each thought the other family had made them. They were all gone but a few when we couldn't find who to thank for making them. It made for lots of beach laughter that we will never forget!! I won't lie to you…it's not a piece of cake with that many little ones in the same house…whew!! It's not for the weak at heart! But man there is some love between those cousins! They play so well together!! They all get along remarkably well and the issues usually don't lie in them arguing with each other but just in the sheer numbers of them. Believe it or not, we all braved going out to dinner one night. We left the house at 4:30 and ate at 5:00. It worked, though Provisions Seafood may never be the same!! :) Nonny and Poppy took the five big kids to the park and Walmart for a *Beach Treat* and we had as much fun as they did! It helps mommy and daddy to get them out of the house a little while dinner is being cooked. Each of the families take a night to make a meal….That way, nobody has to do all the work!!!  We ended the week with a prayer for safe travels home. Now we are all tucked in our homes and are thankful for the memories we made. Until next year sweet family……..Nonny and Poppy dearly love you.
(So thankful for the video made by Jenny)

7 comments:

Nancy Irving said...

what a great video...so much love in your family..you are truly blessed

Anonymous said...

Love that those every day vacation moments are captured - great idea. What a beautiful family. Nonny, you are looking terrific!

His Doorkeeper said...

LOVE your video!! What a great trip loaded with memories to last your family for a lifetime. The grands will be talking about this long after you are gone! And that's just the legacy we want to leave, right? So much love in one place! You did good Nonny!!

Sue said...

What memories ~ priceless.

debi said...

How wonderful and challenging! Without the bad we don't fully appreciate the good :-)

Hugs!

Anonymous said...

What wonderful memories for Nanny & Grandaddy!
It was a week we will never forget. The love in that beach house could move mountains.

Kaye said...

Memories were made! What a privilege to have the time with the whole family! So much fun! I cannot even imagine sickness and rain! You never know!