Our Beautiful Beach House
Here we stand on the Beach
Kenzie and Owen had a great time living together for the week its great to have a built in friend.
Kenzie and Lee sharing a Daddy Daughter moment
I can't even begin to describe the wonderfulness of our spontaneous getaway to Emerald Isle NC. Talai had talked to me about 2 weeks before the departure date and told me that we had the chance to go to a free beach house for a week. I mulled it over in my head and decided that was a definite awesome possibility. Luckily, Lee has been "retired" lately and by the grace of goodness was able to go. (it was like the stars aligned because that just doesn't happen). So we packed our bags, headed to NC and enjoyed the beauty of God's creations. The house was wonderful and when I say right on the beach, I mean right on the beach, I have never stayed in a place like that. The weather was fantastic, 70 degrees everyday. The water wasn't even that bad although I still couldn't be convinced to go in. I'm not that crazy. Lee had a great time in the water and we had a great time watching him tame the ocean.
We ate delicious food, we listened to music and had dance parties, we went to the aquarium,
we watched movies, we read books, we spent time talking and listening to one another and most importantly we were all able to relax, even with 3 little kids. It was like a slice of summer came back to us in November and beckoned us to stay and enjoy just a little longer. We drove home Thursday night and when we got out of the car at home, it was cold and windy and I felt like I had just awoken from a dream. I know that Talai and Lee feel the same because we all refuse to admit that summer is over and winter is practically here. For now we are just holding onto our 2 day tans and our memories of the great times we had on Emerald Isle.
Talai and Owen sharing a moment
Me and Talai enjoying the beach
Kiddos on the Beach
Sharing a kiss on the beach
Austin had a great time on the beach as well, even though he sat in his car seat and watched most of the action. He was a great sport.
The beach was very beautiful, we had the whole place to ourselves. There was plenty of time for late night walks and romantic encounters...my husband is a stallion. (comment added by Lee, he probably didn't think I would keep this on, but I am)
PS, Thanks Talai for the invite, we had a great time with you.
10 comments:
Oh Really?! LOL!
Fun, I'm glad you guys got a getaway...it looks beautiful.
I am so incredibly jealous! It definitely beats how I spent my week. I LOVE North Carolina. I'll have to look into getting myself a free beach house, how does one go about procuring those. haha. ;)
Oh, I am jealous! I'm glad you guys got to have a vacation in such a pretty place!
So, we really did go? It wasn't some wonderful dream? You took some awesome pics Ashley. Really, really awesome pics. Had no idea you were taking the one of me and Owen. And, you described how wonderful it was perfectly. I really feel like I could make the drive right now all over again if I knew I could have the same three days.
Loved Lee's comment about being a stallion. He meant in the water? Right?...
Oh, and I just found my keys. Now all I need to do is get my phone set up and I will be fully connected with the world again.
oooh ilove emerald isle! we went there as a kid and i was convinced i was gonna live there someday:) The first Lawton reunion i ever went to was there too and we always reminice about how perfect it was. I think that place is made for relaxing! glad you got some r&r!!
ok, that's just mean. I seriously missed out! sucks for me, but I'm glad you guys had such a great time. It looks incredible. Tell Lee I'll never be able to look at him again after his "stallion" comment! :)
I've been there before! So fun! Someday when we go to NC in the summer, we should hit the beach together! Love your swimsuit. Lookin good girl! Did you have another baby?? Can I have some of your tan?
Lee always has been a feisty one. Sounds like you guys had lots of fun!! :) lol
Ummm...heaven.
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