First, while Daddy's away, the rest will play. Grandpa Doug was getting back from a trip to the doctors in New York, and we wanted to see him and help he and Grandma Vivie if possible. So, one night mommy packed up the car and the next day we drove to Virginia Beach. The timing of our trip was hopefully helpful, but it also corresponded with Papa's birthday. So he got a cake decorated by four of his six grandkids. Here they are hard a work:
When we got back from Virginia Beach, Eli had another summer camp. This one was at the Natural History Museum and was yet another hit. "Splish, Splash" camp focused on life in and around the water. Fitting, since once Daddy got home from Delaware, we were in full swing preparing for our next trip to the Outer Banks.
We rented a whole house right on the beach with Aunt Mary, Uncle Chris, and cute cousin Ila. Our house was in Salvo and man did we luck out with perfect weather the whole time. We also got many fun visitors, including Grandma Vivie and Grandpa Doug for four days, Grammy and Papa for three days, and Kelly, Jason and Henry, our friends from Tuscaloosa who made the OBX a stop on their move from the Deep South to Boston, Mass. Here Henry instructs us on how to eat a big frozen ball of peas.
Uncle Chris and Aunt Mary's friends also came down to surf. Tony is a tattoo artist and he was kind enough to "ink up" Eli. Don't worry, Eli made sure that the tattoo would be temporary and wouldn't hurt. That Tony is quite an artist, though!
The kids all had such a great time on the beach together!
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| One |
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| What's with the look? This was your idea, little guy. |
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| Two |
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| Isn't it pretty, mommy? |
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| Three (pretty, but we were ready for some better sleep!) |
Still, the bestest part of our trip was time with Daddy and seeing Grandpa Doug doing so well! 
Yup, we had a great time! But our summer was not yet over...
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