Day 3 at the Beach!

Finally...the day it didn't rain!  We actually felt the warmth of the sun and headed out on the beach before we packed up to come back home.  It turns out that Elijah is not a huge fan of the ocean at this point in his life, so it did not hurt our trip too much that it rained the majority of the time.  I think Elijah enjoyed the other activities we did a lot more than going out on the beach.  He did enjoy the waves for a little while in the safety of his Daddy's arms, so that was sweet to watch!

 Elijah was content to check out shells and stay as far away from the water as possible.

 But with a little help from Daddy he wasn't as scared.

 Elijah had fun checking out his shadow!

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Day 2 at the Beach

Wow...our beach trip is seeming so far away now, but here's the scoop on day #2 of our trip:

We hung out on the beach for a little while until it got just a little bit too windy.  Elijah didn't really want to have anything to do with the water, but he was content to play with the sand and stay near the sand dunes (as far away from the water as possible)!  In his defense, the waves were still pretty harsh from the weather we experienced the day before.  Here's a glimpse of the beach:

We headed to Fort Macon, which was about 4 miles from where we were staying.  We had never been there before and I don't know if it was just because I was in such a photographing mood or what, but it was one of the highlights of our trip!  Such a great place to learn and let Elijah roam around.  Here are some of the pictures we captured there:

Later that evening we went to check out the NC Seafood Festival, but there wasn't much going on there because it started raining again.  It was a fun day!

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Day 1 at the Beach

We finally got to take a family vacation this year, so I thought I would share it with you in pictures!

Day one was like a monsoon!  Not what you hope to see when you are at the beach on vacation, but we already knew what to expect.  So we planned to a trip to the local aquarium for Friday morning and had a great time.  We were able to leisurely walk around because there was hardly anyone there.  Elijah loved it!

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