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| Our minivan on the South Port - Ft Fisher Ferry |
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| Mommy and the boys looking forward to visiting the Ft Fisher aquarium |
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| I'm not gonna ask what the big ax is for... |
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| Little boys running on the beach |
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| Griffy got sea foam in his face! |
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| Little boys playing in the surf |
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| Johnny and Griffin walking at sunset |
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| Hey! You're in my seat! |
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| Grandma and Grandpa Milbauer walking with Griffin (It happened to be their 37th wedding anniversary!) |
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| Grandma Heide and Griffin diggin' in the sand for clams |
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| Grandpa Wayne and the boys |
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| The Wellhouse Family |
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| Grandpa Wayne and Griffy checking out the shoreline |
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| Griffy back on Momma's hip after some boogie boarding |
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| John and I celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary |
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| Momma rescuing Griffin from the surf |
We had a great time at the beach! I'd love to say it was relaxing, but hauling two young kids back and forth to the beach all week was actually pretty tiring! Especially, since Griffin insisted on being carried the whole time. He's still not quite sure about the ocean. (I'm certain I have a tan line of a baby on my hip!)
In his defense, the waves were quite ruthless at times given there was a hurricane out at sea. John got a work out holding Sawyer up in the waves as well. Sawyer is not real sure about the ocean either. He will play in it, but he wants to hold BOTH hands. Whew! They are a handful, literally and figuratively. BUT they are at a very fun age. Everything is an adventure and they love nothing better then chasing each other on the beach. (And they sleep SO WELL after a few hours on the beach!)
We took the ferry in South Port and went to the Ft Fisher aquarium. The boys met an albino alligator and a baby loggerhead sea turtle. Sawyer got to pet a sting ray and a horse shoe crab. (I touched the sea anemone, but Sawyer wasn't up for it.) They loved seeing all the fish and Sawyer learned all about the seashells we collected. Griffin liked the sea horses. When he saw them he would make the clip-clop sound he uses to describe horses. Oh well, he's got the "horse" part right! Sawyer and I also found a great piece of seaweed on the beach, so we made a little aquarium to take to his pre-school class. It was complete with sand and shells in the bottom and the piece of seaweed was the center piece.
John's cousin, Paul, and his girlfriend, Jenny, joined us at the beach for the weekend. It was nice having "adult" company and it was good getting to visit with them. (Especially when the little boys were sleeping!)
Grandpa Wayne and Grandma Heide flew down for the day on their anniversary, which was a nice treat. We were driving over the bridge to pick them up when we spotted a green plane that turned out to be them coming in for a landing! They spent the day at the beach with us, picked up some fresh seafood on their way out and made the trip back home in ~45 minutes. (Sure beats the 2hr 45min drive!)
All in all it was a fun time. I would have loved to stay a few more days. The weather was so perfect all week. The day we left it was sunny, clear and about 85 degrees. It's really hard packing up and driving away on a day like that...oh well, makes me look forward to next year!
We hope you have all had a great summer!
Love,
The Wellhouse Family
(John, Andrea, Sawyer and Griffin)
