Outerbanks Family Reunion

*picture overload*

We have been MIA for a while because we went back to North Carolina and Virginia for the week to visit with my family.

Every two years my Dad's side of the family gets together for a beach trip to the Outerbanks, North Carolina we stay in a house that is right on the sound side and a quick bike ride away from the beach.

This is one of my favorite vacations, it is always so much fun to get together with the whole family since everyone lives all over the place.

 here is our backyard---the sound side where we crab. kayak. and ride the wave runners

some pictures of everyone crabbing

we tie turkey necks to strings and hang them over the dock and watch the crabs jump on the necks. Then the kids scoop them up with the nets.

We did not eat the crabs this time but let them all go.

The beach was amazing and so warm. around 73 degrees.

I love outerbanks water because the waves just roll in and there is no shorebreak. I think it is so much more fun to play in.. but thats just me.

Tess playing with Charlee and Reese



Brooke and our cousin Ryan at the beach



We stayed in the community Corolla Light and they have pools that are right but from the beach.

Charlee loved the water and loved jumping in the pool.

my parents.. they are so awesome





Bret Brooke and I with our cousins Jordan and Danny



Dane is in Summer School (boo) so he stayed in utah but made it out Thursday (yay)

He's a trooper--he has a test every Friday and missed one to spend with my family but made it up on Tuesday. I don't know how he does it taking physics in the summer. brutal.

the girls being silly at the end of the dock

Reese and Faye after swimming

cutest picture ever of charlee in her old school life jacket

 Charlee was obsessed with the water and loved the wave runners that Tess took her on

It was a little scary to watch

Charlee on the wave runner

Dane was able to experience the crabbing and was loving it

He and Bret are like big kids

Bret and Dane crabbing

We had such a fun time and I know my family is already looking forward to 2013 when we can go again

We are trying to talk our awesome grandparents to stay for 2 weeks next time because one week just is not enough.

Thanks to my parents and my grandparents for getting us out there and the house we stayed in

It is always a fun time!



Grandma and Grandpa Goodsell