We're Here!!!!

Well, vacation is finally here!! We left home this morning at about 9:00 a.m. (because we wanted to leave at 7:00...). It was a bit hectic, but we made it out of town.

Here is Mitch loading up the car:

And here are the boys waiting (patiently?) for everything to be ready:

Soon we were all gassed up...

all buckled in...

...and ready to go!!!

By the way, do you think we could have fit anymore into/onto our car?? We prayed the whole time that the rear axle wouldn't break! :)

It was a good ride. The weather was beautiful - perfect traveling weather, and the boys were ANGELS for the whole trip!! Not a fussy moment among them! Of course we stopped a couple of times for stretching and diaper changes, and a little fun...

and of course a little food...

These pictures are for the benefit of my friends, Mae-Beth and Leah, who always smiled and nodded politely every time I declared that I didn't want my kids to even know what McDonalds was. Convenience has won out!!! Just to be clear, Evan is NOT eating McDonalds! He was eating some pureed, organic concoction out of a jar. Although, he was eyeing the french fries... like mother like son!!! p.s. A shout out to Leah who is looking in on George and Felix for us while we're away!!

Even with the stops, the trip only took about 5 1/2 hours, and soon we were headed across the Currituck Sound into (onto?) the Outer Banks.

The weather looks promising for the week, and we're psyched to be here. I'll be back later in the week with pictures of the house and the boys' adventures on the beach!!