Burfin Family Reunion

A week at the beach was just what I needed.  We had, by far, one of the best family vacations we've ever had last week.  I think a lot of the reason it was so awesome was because of the company we shared at the beach.  Chris and Jessica and Blake were so much fun to be around, and the boys really enjoyed spending time with our "other" family.  Here's a quick recap of the week:

Day 1: We spent most of the day driving to the beach.  It took us almost 6 hours to get there (unbelievable!) and by the time we got there, we were worn out but excited.  Since it was after 5pm, we grabbed some dinner and settled into our 7 bedroom house.  Yes, 7 bedrooms!  The place was way too big for just our two families, but it was nice to have some breathing room.

Day 2: We packed up the kids, all the beach toys, and a cooler and headed down to the beach.  We stayed on the 3rd row, so the walk there was a few blocks.  That didn't seem like that big of a deal until we were heading back each day, carrying a 2 year old.  Here's a picture of Jessie and I the first day, before we decided to drink beer.  Notice the flat bellies...  ha!

Day 3: We were convinced that this would be our last real day on the beach because the weather kept saying it was going to do nothing but rain for the remainder of the week, so we decided to blow it out.  Day drinking = early bedtimes!  I think we were all worn out and passed out by 9pm.

Day 4: Yet another beautiful day on the beach!  We loaded the kids up again and spent most of the day by the water.  The wind was starting to pick up and it was too rough for the kids to get in the water, so we spent a lot of time playing in the sand and chasing these little guys - sandpipers!

They were everywhere!  The boys had another great day.

Day 5:  There was a rough seas advisory (due to Hurricane Katia) on so we spent half the day on the beach and half the day in the pool.  The house we stayed in was perfect for families and I hope we decide to stay there again next time. 

We managed to venture out to dinner on Wednesday night and we went to a local place that had great food.  I can't remember the name.  Oops.  The boys were so well behaved at dinner too!

Day 6: After lugging all of the chairs and toys and everything to the beach for days on end, we decided to spend our last day at the beach playing in the pool.  It was a great idea, considering it had rained the night before and all of the sand was washed off the beach stuff.  No sense in getting it dirty all over again!

After practicing flips and throwing footballs and swimming until we were exhausted, it was finally time to start cleaning up and packing for home.  Goodbye beach!  See you again soon!