beachy fun -part 1

we went to the beach almost every day.

these pictures are in no order and are of many different days.

papa with the original g-kids.

with a kristi photo-bomb.

one day the group decided to bury people.

cra-zy.

the prep work.

the burying.

continues...

there's a big ol' head sticking out of the sand for ya.

taylor the boy (or tjn) was the first to be buried.

"a merman. i'm a merman!"

the beach in corolla was a lot more busy than kitty hawk last year. 

i prefer the quiet of kitty hawk, but this was still nice.

frankie has become obsessed with this bikini that izzy gave us. she likes it because of the top, it makes her feel like the little mermaid and jasmine. she wants to wear it all the time. all.the.time.

we made friends with some people next to us that had dug this awesome moat for their kids.

the kids loved it, it was their own little swimming pool and river at the beach.

after that day we dug our own moats every time we went to the beach. ours weren't quite as big as this guy, but we did a pretty good job.

matt and tommy went to kmart and found some cheap skim boards and much fun ensued.

go uncle, go!

our sweet set up. i was usually one of the first to go down and one of the last to leave, so i got to set up and pack up this stuff a lot. but how can you do the beach without a canopy, toys, coolers, towels, chairs, and food? i'm sure i don't know.

anthony enjoying our first moat.

my mom had the idea to bring all the little kids little dollar store gifts, so amy found them these cute water guns. they loved 'em!

sassafrass!

cutie quinn.

matt checking out the waves for some skim boarding.

the frog.

there they go!

i won't mention how matt injured himself and was sore for weeks after this. we'll just keep that a secret. ;)

yolo!

the houses right on the beach were pretty nice.

 maybe someday.

our sweet setup, another day.

and the beginnings of a moat.

and some dad artsy fartsy - the boardwalk to the beach.

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