1. This was the mini-pool at our beach house. We rented a beach house in Duck over the 1st week in July. It was Brady's first time in a pool (well he was in the hotel pool the night before -but cried the whole time).So technically his 2nd time. And it didn't take him long to figure out he loved it. Loved to splash, loved to kick, loved to jump in.
2. Action Dives! Brady would stand on the side and jump in - at first daddy would hold his hands and they would count. But soon he would just jump off the side, no counting, no warning, so somebody better catch him.
3. Riley the wave runner. He didn't stop running the whole time at the beach. In and out of the waves.
4. Taking a break under the beach umbrella.
5. say cheese! this picture was taken with eddie's point and shoot.
6. More cheese.
7. Ahh. The classic stand here by this monument and look like you are happy while on vacation. This was the day we went to the Wright Brother's Monument. The boys got to fly trash bag kites. I wanted them to stand next to this statue. But this is the best I got. They were tired and hot. But don't they look happy?
8. Shadows climbing the dunes. From left to right - that's Grandpa, Brady, Grandma, me, Eddie, riley and some stranger. The dunes went on forever. Seriously mountains of sand. We went after dinner, so at least we didn't get heat stroke.
9. happy baby in the pool.
10. Happy boy in the pool . This floatie I bought for $1.00. Riley used it the whole vacation. He would use it to "swim" around the pool.
and finally a rare moment these days - the boys being sweet to each other taking in the view at the top of the dunes.