Tuesday, August 5, 2008

SURPRISE...

Five years ago Kevin and I were dating and on our way to being engaged. It was the summer of 2003 and we were heading to Frontier Ranch, a Young Life camp in Colorado (where on top of the mountain he would tell me that he loved me and our plans for a short engagement and soon-to-be wedding day in November would unfold). However, before heading out to Colorado, Kevin surprised me with a getaway to Wrightsville Beach. It was my first overnight trip to Wrightsville Beach and my first trip to Vic and Susan's beach house. It quickly became one of our favorite places to visit as our hosts are simply the best! This year was a real treat as we got to watch Anna explore this new territory. Although we went to the beach last year she was too young to remember the sand and surf. Timid at first, Anna was unsure of the sand on her toes and especially her hands. But this quickly passed as she collected sea shells, chased the seagulls, splashed in the waterhole her daddy dug for her, giggled with delight as the waves crashed around her and relaxed in her beach chair. We soaked in the sun, swam in the ocean, read, walked the Loop, walked the beach, ate lots and lots of yummy food (Anna even had her first hotdog from the Trolley Stop, well turkey dog), spent quality time on the porch, had great conversations and all while being with some of our favorite people. There were simply too many pictures to choose from so I decided to post a slideshow of some of our favorites.

2 comments:

millie smith said...

what a CUTE beach baby! love the pictures!

Atkinson said...

Anna is getting so big!! I know that you guys had so much fun playing with her at the beach...what a sweet little girl.