Family Vacation

This past Tuesday, after work, the three of us headed out for a family vacation to Oak Island, NC. I've said before how much we love to spend time there, and this past week was no exception. We relaxed, we had great times together, we were lazy, and we loved every minute of our time there. It was hard to come back home on Saturday.

The view from the balcony of the condo. So nice to sit and watch the boats pass by.

How we started each morning ... just hanging out and enjoying the beginning of each day.

Camryn liked just hanging out, too!

On Wednesday, we drove into Wilmington for the day. Of course, I forgot my camera, so there are no pictures, but we walked along the river, spent some time in the local shops, ate lunch on the patio overlooking the Cape Fear River at The Pilot House, and then spent the rest of the day shopping. We headed back into Southport that afternoon (which is a great little town right beside Oak Island .... a lot of scenes from Dawson's Creek were filmed here, so that gives you an idea of the "feel" of the town). We walked down the pier, watched some boats pass by, and watched some locals fish. Then headed to dinner at PJ's, which is one of our favorite local places with the best BBQ. We finished off the evening with ice cream at Frosty's which is another one of our favorite places on the island.

Thursday was our day at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher. We spent the morning being lazy then headed over to Southport to catch the ferry after lunch. I think that was Camryn's favorite part of the whole day ... riding on the "ferry boat!" After the aquarium, we had dinner, and then spent the rest of the evening on the walkway overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway outside of the condo.

Random view from the "ferry boat"

Checking out the fish at the aquarium

Watching the scuba diver clean the tank

Crabby Jason

Camryn loved the alligators!

Snack at the aquarium

She just had to climb on the frog statue in the gardens outside the aquarium!

This is probably one of my favorite pictures ever!

Camryn's picture of Mommy & Daddy .... she didn't do too badly!

Another random picture from the ferry on the way back

Camryn loved sitting in my lap and looking out the window during the ferry ride.

Pretty views from the walkway outside of the condo

Friday was our laziest day. That morning we went back to Southport for some shopping at the local stores, had lunch, and then came back to the condo for naps. After we woke up, we went out to the pool. Camryn also had a kite that we flew for a while. After we finished having fun by the pool, we got cleaned up and had some local seafood for dinner.

Flying our kite until . . .

... the string broke and it ended up in the marsh across the waterway. The kite is that tiny white dot in the middle of the green grass.

Sunning by the pool

Jason was the only one brave enough to get in the water ... it was cold!

After dinner Friday night, we went for a walk on the beach (where the wind was blowing like crazy!) and took a few pictures. From the beach, we made one more stop at Frosty's for ice cream before going back to the condo for the night. We had an amazing trip!