Cape Hatteras, NC with the Sammons

What an AWESOME vacation!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow, talk about picture perfect. I can't think of anything that could have made last week any better! The house had a major upgrade since our last trip. Added 3 new rooms, an elevator, and a hottub - as if it wasn't big enough before! At first arrival our beloved hammock was MIA, but we located it and put it back up and enjoyed the complete relaxation and peace of lying in the hammock listening to the waves crash upon the shore. Sheer bliss! We spend many many hours at the beach this year. Katy was such a trooper. She napped easily on the beach, enjoyed eating the sand, and halfway enjoyed the water itself.... got a little freaked out when some of the bigger waves would come up and knock her over, but overall she was content sitting in the surf. Josh, Roman, Madison, Hope, and Bethany have grown up tremedously since our last time there with them in 2006. Amazing the changes in 3 years! They spent most of their time IN the water instead of on the beach. They did a lot of boogie boarding and even went out passed the breaks to swim around. We took several walks down the beach and had a perfect bonfire experience. I love beach bonfires. Everything in the world seems perfectly aligned and the stress just melts away. Add some flashlight tag with the ghost crabs and a few s'mores and life was just perfect! We had a few storms while there, but the little bit of weather we experienced certainly didn't hinder our trip in anyway. We spent a good chunk of two days playing in the sound. The kids collected 18 hermit crabs to bring home. We found several clams, saw lots of fish, and Jason caught a blue crab... with his hands.... I doubt he'll ever try that again! LOL We discovered the BEST hotwings ever at the Froggie Dog. Ate great seafood... heck we ate great food all week, even if we did cook it ourselves! The hottub was great for winding down the day, or to hide in during a storm. LOL Honestly when we vacation with the Sammons it doesn't matter where we go or what we do, we know we're going to have a great time, but this trip was just too perfect for words!!!