In May we drove to the East Coast and stayed at a beach house with Luke's brother and family for about 5 days. It was SO MUCH FUN!! I only went to the beach a handful of times as a child and don't have fond memories of doing so. All I can remember about the beach was it being cold and having yucky sand in my hair and mouth. Not good memories. However, when we went in May it was polar opposite from what I remember. It was warm and so much fun! The kids loved playing on the beach and could have played forever! Emma loved running along the surf and Eli loved building sand castles. For the first couple of days Eli wanted nothing to do with the water but by about day three he loved walking in the surf but had to be holding mommies hand at all times or he got too nervous.
We left North Carolina and then drove to
Williamsburg, VA where Luke went to school at William and Mary. We walked around the campus a bit and then headed on on way. Talk about a beautiful campus! We then drove up to Vienna, VA where Luke's brother and family live. We stayed there for a few days and went into Washington DC on two different days visiting the National Zoo, White House, several different monuments and museums. It was such a fun family vacation and was nice spending time with family that we had not seen for quite a while. We can't wait to go back!
