{ beach 2012 }

 

Our family beach trip is always over the 4th of July week.  This was no different except that Kirk was still deployed and this was the first time it was all on me.  I am not the best or most confident swimmer so things were going to be a bit different this time.  For one I couldn't take the kids waaaayyyy out like they like to go.  And I also don't fish so that was out.  We did manage to have a good time anyways. 

Lots of water time:

Lots of sand time:
  

 

For teen son, always lots of texting time :

Boogie board time:
  

Tie Dying time:
  

Bird feeding time: 

Time for some competitive running: 
  

Time for some relaxing kite flying:
  

Always time for more ocean waves:
  

And we couldn't leave without some watermelon eating contest time:
   

Some medal winning time- oh yes she did come in 3rd place in that watermelon eating. So proud. 
  

Some water games time:
  

Yes we had a great time.  Can't wait to do it again - but next time Daddy has to be there :)

Until next year,  tammy

What we did over our summer break...2012

My kids are on a year round calendar so summer is a short season for us. That was especially good this summer as Daddy is still gone in Afghanistan and he is our major outdoors summer guy.  We miss him so much.

 We get out of school mid June and are back in school mid July.  We cram a lot of living into 5 short weeks.  But we have a blast doing it. 

We ended the school year - ahh wonderful the kids say..

Then we had lots of this to do- swimming in this horrible heat wave was a blessing.  But it is very strange to get in the pool and it is luke warm like a bath.. :)
  

This year the kids went to sleep away camp for the first time.  AMAZING camps I might add. Wish I could have gone.  They are YMCA camps on the shores of North Carolina and they fill up fast.  I couldn't believe kids come from all over the United States and abroad to attend.  They attended the one week starter camp this year.

Jack went to Camp Sea Gull:

Sophie attended Camp Seafarer.

And of course we ended our summer with our annual 4th of July beach trip.  I'll share those pics next.

tammy