Amelia Island 1

It is nap time at the beach.  Abram and Katie are in their beds, Daddy is on the couch, and the house is very quiet.  I am sitting at the computer looking out over the sand dune to the ocean with the waves rolling in and out and I realized this is the life.  So while you are not here to enjoy (although we wish each of you could visit), I will try to share some of this with you.
We arrived on Saturday evening to a welcoming crew of some of our favorite cousins, aunt and uncle.  Everyone was very eager to get to the beach...

 but it was dinnertime so we took one quick peek and then headed down the street for some seafood.

After dinner the books came out and Aunt Dot was in heaven.  All of her babies pile on top for some reading like only she can do.

 The next morning started bright and early.  The kids were up and ready to head out.  Aunt Dottie made a yummy filling breakfast and we lotioned up to head for the beach (all except Daddy who throughly enjoyed his morning catching up on some sleep!). 

Abram tried out wake board surfing.  He liked it until a wave hit him in the face and then he was happy to just lay on the board in the shallow water .

 Aunt Dottie got her little girl fix playing with Katie.  I also think she got her arm workout helping her jump waves for a long time.
Will tried to show Abram how to ride the board.

 Katie spent a lot of time just running back and forth to try to keep out of the waves. 

 Then the weather started clouding up and a storm started rolling in.  We took that chance to take the kids for a little Aunt Dot shopping.  While we are gone Aunt Dottie fixed some awesome snacks in new buckets.  We went to the top deck for our yummy snack.  The kids played and the adults just relaxed and listened to the ocean we could hear over the screams.

Snack time!

 After what seemed like forever, the storm passed enough for us to head back out.  It was much cooler and overcast but there was still water and sand to be enjoyed.  Uncle Chad showed us his skills with a throw net, something we learned from our Papa in the Inlet Waterways of NC.  We didn't have much luck that night.

 Daddy showed off his kite flying skills with the great kites Aunt Cynthia sent down. 

What beach trip would be complete without something written in the sand!

 So that was day 1.  We have 6 more to go and lots of fun to share...hopefully sooner than later, depends on how well naptimes work.