Saturday-We pile into the car (Bobby, me, Tanner, Brennan, and my cousin, Lizzy). We drive 7 hours and arrive in Kitty Hawk, NC. The car ride was a major success! We had one short stop for me to pee (of course) and one longer stop for lunch. Brennan started getting a little fussy as we were almost there just because he needed to eat. I'm thinking "wow, this is gonna be an easy vacay!" We decide to go check out the ocean (at this point, it's about 7 pm, so we aren't going to swim, just going to see the beach). Tanner was a little hesitant at first about the waves, but he warmed up after a bit. He liked digging in the sand with his shovel. We walked down there (big mistake-Tanner kept stopping to dig in the dirt on the walk and it took forever). Bobby was wearing Brennan in the carrier and it was quite windy, so he had to walk along and couldn't help wrangle Tanner. Finally, we get back to our house and feed the kids and get them down for bed. Then Bobby and I went out to get groceries, or so I thought. Bobby surprised me and took me out for dinner and drinks at the Outer Banks Brewery, it was DELISH!! We did end up going grocery shopping after that, which is a lot more fun when you've had a glass of wine! :)
Sunday-Brennan is up at 6 am, which was the average the whole week. Plus, his naps were only 10-15 mins the whole week. Bad combo which resulted in lots of crying! When you are used to getting up at 8, the 6 am wake up is not pleasant! So we eat breakfast and pack up for the beach. We pitched a cabana for Brennan, so he was covered from the sun and wind. While Bobby and Lizzy were doing that, Tanner and I got our feet in the water. It was COOOOOOOOLD!! But Tanner loved it, he was ready to go in deeper. This made me very nervous because I am not a good swimmer at all. I still have to hold my nose to go underwater. Needless to say, Bobby will be teaching the boys how to swim. Then Bobby took over and took Tanner out, he loved it, and didn't want to get out. I sat with Brennan, he napped for a bit, then I fed him, and we played in the cabana. Then it was time to go back to the for lunch and naps. We leave, with Tanner having a fit and Mommy starting to get stressed. Then back at the house, I bathe Brennan and Tanner in the bathtub quickly, so we can get lunch going. While making the mac and cheese, Brennan is screaming because he needs to nap and refuses to, Bobby is outside with Tanner grilling the hot dogs and Lizzy is in the shower. So I am left listening to a screaming baby for 15 mins. Bobby comes in with the hot dogs, and I have a meltdown. After lunch, I take a nap, and feel better. I realized that I just need to go with the flow. Things are harder when you are not at your house, in your routine, but at the same time, you are making memories with your family (and that's what matters). After nap, we try to go to the Dunes. Notice, I said try.......well now it was time for Tanner's meltdown. We get to the Dunes, and I decide not to try to climb them with Brennan in the Moby, so Lizzy, Bobby, and Tanner walk on. They didn't get far....Tanner started screaming "water, water" over and over. We thought he was thirsty, no not it. I guess he expected to see the ocean again, but there were only dunes. He was not happy about it. So we left.
Monday-Bobby took Tanner back to the Dunes and he great, they went all the way up and there were no meltdowns! YAY! Bobby and I went out for drinks that night after the kids went to bed, like old times! ;)
Tuesday-Bobby and Lizzy took Tanner down to the beach while Brennan and I stayed at the house. This was much more relaxing for me. I gave Brennan his bottles on the deck and swung him to sleep in the swing under the deck. Ahhhhhh....now this is a vacation.
Wednesday-Bobby toured the stores at the beach, and Lizzy, the boys, and I went to a gift shop to look around. Tanner, again, had a total meltdown. He screamed the whole time in the store because I would not let him out of the stroller. :/ On the upside, he took a 3 hour nap that day. Then my Uncle Pete and Aunt Tina joined us! That night, we grilled some yummy steaks and drank sweet wine! The gals walked down to the beach to see the moon shining on the water, and saw some big a** holes-hehe!! Fun times!!!
Thursday-We went out for a tasty breakfast, then all headed out to the beach. Tanner again loved it! Bobby and I even took him out together into the deep water and that was really fun! Brennan took his best nap of the week (about 25 mins) in the cabana. That night, I took Lizzy out to eat a really good Italian restaurant. We had so much fun eating and having girl talk!
Friday- We decide to go up to Corolla where the wild horses are. I saw a commercial that said if you have 4 wheel drive, you can drive on the beach. Sounds fun, until you get stuck! Uhhhh...yeah. Instead of paying to take a Jeep tour to see the horses, we tried to follow where they were going (up a dune). Bad idea. We did not make it, not even close! So as Bobby is pushing us, I am pressing the gas, Tanner is having yet another meltdown! Finally a chick comes to help Bobby and we get unstuck. Then we say, forget it, let's just go. As we are leaving, we see some horses! YAY-success!!!!! We decided to leave that night to come home instead of driving all day Sat. So we nap (Tanner) and pack up. We headed out around 5:30 pm, stopped for dinner at 8, and got home by 12:30. The first part of the ride was pretty awful, with Tanner crying to get out and hitting and pinching Lizzy. The last part was good and went by fast with and epic game of "Top Three."
Sounds like you all had a good time (except for all those meltdowns, lol) you poor thing! Last year with Ryan was interesting too, lol!!! I still think the vacation sounded like a success, with the typical baby things thrown into the mix!!! :-) You'll have to call and tell me all about it!
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