May in Nags Head

In between the beginning of the trip to NC and the final leg of it, Pat and Bob and I joined two of their children, spouses of those children, and children of those children for a week at Nags Head.  We had a great place on the beach with plenty of room for the 12 of us.  We were pleased to see that the beach restoration from last year was holding strong. The weather was beautiful most of the time.

There were plenty of good food and good times,  We started early on with a celebration of Emily-the-Younger's third birthday.  She was delighted with the whole thing.

Little Abby got into the spirit of things by wearing her ice cream, which was very becoming!

The older children love to do craft projects, and we had several to choose among.  Even Emily got into it this time.  Jake still would rather play with his cars, but I think the girls enjoyed it.  Here are Emily, Ava, and Elizabeth hard at work on one of the activities.

 Of course the beach was the main draw for the younger set.  The dads got into the construction on the beach with the youngsters and they had several projects going at one time or another.  Ben, Ava, and Elizabeth started the ball rolling but the sea kept sweeping it away.

Then Len and Elizabeth tried building a seawall to protect a little boat.

Of course that didn't last very long with the incoming tide, so re-enforcements were called in, both human and construction.

Then Emily got the idea to add a different type of re-enforcement and they set about doing it as a team.

But in the end, it was all for naught.

Meanwhile, the mothers and Abby looked on from a safe distance.  Abby was happy in her mother's arms, but she is a little young to appreciate the surf.

When the beach got to be a bit much, the pool provided a calmer atmosphere.  Even Abby got into it there.  She's quite the little water baby.

Elizabeth liked playing the regal queen of the pool in the float, giving her queenly wave, but she and Ava both swim very well.

The dads were good at catching the kids who wanted to go down the slide but needed a little help at the end.

And if we ever needed extra protection, there was always Superman Jake to the rescue.

It was a relaxing, happy week.  Even the clouds occasionally had stars in them.

 For family members who haven't yet had enough of my yammering, there are a few more photos at:

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