Surfin' U.S.A.

The best part of our vacation was

being able to enjoy a near empty

beach with a handful of friends!

Surprisingly the long surfboard was perfect

for these little waves.

The kids piled on and rode wave

after wave.

I was SHOCKED at my girls,

Sydney and Emma for their surfing skills!
They were able to stand up on the board

all the way until they washed up on the beach.

Ben and friends running for the chance

at another ride.

Our friends house was right on the water,

creating a shady spot to relax in while we

watched the kids play.

Emma watching the waves.

Gotta keep refreshed in the hot

summer sun.

(so jealous of those eye lashes!)

Dan refuses to let any snack

go to waste,

even if it's covered in sand!

Which created this great

"Hitler" mustache.

Dirty Hands!

We were always reminding Keira

to run to the water to 

wash off her hands.

Perfect Shady Hideout

Sydney inspects the

many facets of the ocean.

Emma goes back to body surfing.

Emma, Madison Goellner, Ella & Carly Killian

and Sydney.

Emma gets some air

when she shows off her skills

of wave jumping!!

Emma loves the game of roll in

the sand and then jump

in the ocean to wash off.

Repeat.

Emma and Ms Diana

(her other mom)

After another full day of 

waves, ocean, sun and sand

we headed back home.

Ben and Marcus Thompson

played for hours

in the bedrooms with their

version of Harry Potter.

Then the convinced Keira

to join their devious ways

by having her collect every toy,

blanket and pillow in the room.

But it was worth the peace and quiet!!

Dan found many ways to be naughty

by pulling over the trash can,

digging through the trash can,

opening kitchen cupboards

and taking apart the electronics.

He explored the beach house

and followed the kids

around happy and contented.

We found a few of these homes that

 still speckled the beach.

Destroyed by hurricanes 

and left abandoned.

I had a serious itching to climb up and

go on my own exploration.

The last night us moms took a sunset walk

on the beach while the boys played

some more xbox.

I love how this picture encompassed

many of God's miracles...

the moon, the sun and the waves.