Emerald Isle Beach Trip!

Beach life is the best life! 

We have been very spoiled this summer with lots of time at the beach. We stayed in a great beach front house with Rob's family and the entire week was a blast! It consisted of slow moving mornings, delicious food, walks on the beach, cousin time, Code Names, Fish Bowl, sunsets, tasty Coronas, smores in the oven and plenty of Oreos & chips. Needless to say we left feeling very grateful and very full.

The drive to Emerald Isle was the longest drive we have taken with Robert to date. We left early and Rob kept space available in the backseat next to Robert's car seat, so I would be able to easily hop back there if Robert got fussy. We stopped at Wilbur's Barbeque for lunch (which I was very excited about since hearing all about the tradition of Rob's family stopping there for many years!) Lunch was delicious and I only had to sit in the back with Robert for maybe half the trip- so all in all the drive went great! 

This was Robert's 3rd trip to the beach and he seemingly continues to love it. The ocean was a lot warmer this time around which made for a much happier Robert when we dipped his toes in the water. On a few of the days the high tide came up during the mid day hours, which actually created these neat, warm, tide pools. It was great for sitting in with Robert and he loved splashing in the water, which was fun! He also discovered the sand and seemed very mesmerized by it. Surprisingly, he did not eat it. 

We had very kind neighbors. On one of the earlier days in the week they offered us a pack n' play for the beach. It was a very thoughtful gesture and we even got Robert to take one of his naps beach side. 

Rob and I drove to Wilmington with baby Robert to visit with Bobby D and Mary. It was so nice to see them! 

My folks were able to join us for one day. It was such a treat having all four grandparents on the beach together with Rob, Robert and I. I know they had such a wonderful day with everyone.

The beach has always been such a happy place for me. It is very special to be creating memories and traditions with Robert and our families. The only thing that could have made this wonderful week even better was if Erika, Jonathan and Tessa could have joined too. We missed them and can't wait till we see them for Thanksgiving.