In the fall of 2011 our friends the Hameloth’s invited us to join them in September 2012 in the Outer Banks, NC. On our first night of driving we made it all the way to Nashville, TN. We arrived after dark on Sunday night and we had such a fun time catching up for the first time on American soil! Lynnea and I “met” online while we waited to be matched in 2010. Then we were in China together to adopt Amelie and Ava.
The next morning we woke to beautiful skies and a practically empty beach. We have always taken beach vacations during the summer and I was in the Outer Banks about 12 hours before I was convinced that off season was the only way to go. In the next 24 hours I was ready to move to the Outer Banks. Ha!
LOOK at the empty beach. It was fantastic!
This photo sums up how happy my heart was on this week of vacation. Seeing the kids playing together and having a blast.
This was Josie’s first trip to the beach and she was so happy and had a ton of fun digging in the sand.
Lena and Nadia were like 2 peas in a pod the whole week and it was adorable to see their friendship blossom.
Steve and the girls playing Uno.
This photo was taken after Travis and Jared showed Nadia the stop motion video they made for her birthday gift. We had a great first day at the beach!