North Topsail Beach- June 2011

WE JUST GOT HERE...LET'S NOT WASTE ANY TIME!! WE'RE OFF TO WORK (PLAY)!! AIDEN CALLED IT WORK ALL WEEK, PROBABLY CAUSE THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HE DID....DIGGING AND BUILDING. THERE IS A LOT OF WATER AND SAND OUT THERE, AND THAT MAKES FOR A LOT OF WORK!

GET THOSE FEET NICE AND CLEAN!!

GRANDMA K TEACHING AIDEN HOW TO SHUCK OYSTERS! HE COULD SLURP OYSTERS WITH THE BEST OF THEM

JULIE AND JAMES ARE IN THE BACKGROUND. I SO WISH THAT I GOT THE EXPRESSION ON THEIR FACE'S (THEY ARE NOT SEAFOOD LOVERS) AS THEIR NEPHEW IS SLURPING DOWN OYSTERS COVERED IN BUTTER....

JORDAN AND AIDEN

THE FIRST NIGHT THERE AIDEN CAME UPSAIRS DRAGGING JORDAN AND SAID, "I FOUND A NEW FRIEND HERE." POOR JORDAN HAD TO BE SORE BY THE END OF THE WEEK LUGGING AIDEN AROUND. SINCE VACA HE REFERS TO JORDAN AS HIS "GIRLFRIEND"

WE HAD LUNCH WITH PAPA FRED!!!

PAPA FRED AND AIDEN

UNCLE SCOTT AND AIDEN

BACK AT WORK....IF AIDEN WAS GETTING PAID FOR ALL HIS HARD WORK IN MORE THAN SEA SHELLS WE WOULD HAVE EXTENDED OUR VACATION!

OH WOW!!! THIS LOOKS LIKE SOOOO MUCH FUN....DADDY MAKES IT LOOK SO EASY, I'M READY TO GIVE IT A TRY!

HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE!!!!!!! ;0)

FAMILY PHOTO AND FAMILY TIME; IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS!

GRANDMA, PAPA, AND AIDEN

DADDY TEACHING AIDEN TO BOOGIE BOARD

WE GOT TO VISIT THE SEA TURTLE HOSPITAL....IT WAS AMAZING!!!!

MIMI, GRANDMA K, AND AIDEN

WE COULD NOT RESIST STOPPING AT THIS NUMBER ON OUR WAY BACK FROM THE TURTLE HOSPITAL "THE TRAILER BAR"....AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS WITH A NICE PATIO!

AIDEN AND LENNY (THE TURTLE HE SAVED FROM THE SEA TURTLE HOSPITAL)

MIMI AND AIDEN JAMMIN' TO BUFFETT...THEY HAVE GOOD TASTE IN MUSIC!

SEE YOU LATER MOM AND DAD....HAVE FUN BACK IN THE MIDWEST....I'D PREFER TO JUST STAY HERE A WHILE LONGER!!! :)

SOME AIDEN VACATIONISMS:

(it was a long drive, but i have to say Aiden provided good entertainment)

*WE'RE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND NOT PLACE TO STOP, AND AIDEN CAN ONLY HOLD IT FOR LIKE 2 MINS TOPS. AFTER TELLING HIM TO JUST GO IN HIS DIAPER THIS ONE TIME. HE PIPES UP AND SAYS, "IT'S KINDA LIKE HAVING MY OWN LITTLE PORT A POTTY BACK HERE!"

*I WAS PREPARED WITH AN ACTIVITY BAG TO LAST HOURS, AND AFTER HANDING AIDEN A FEW CRAYONS...AND KNOWING FROM EXPERIENCE THAT THE 1ST THING HE WILL DO IS CRACK THEM ALL IN HALF. I SAID, "NO BREAKING THESE CRAYONS, THEY ARE VERY SPECIAL." HE RESPONDS, "CAN I BITE THEM!"

*AIDEN ATE BREAKFAST WITH AUNT JOY EVERY MORNING, AND IT WAS USUALLY FRUIT LOOPS OR APPLE JACKS. ON OUR WAY HOME HE ASKED FOR FRUIT LOOPS, BUT ALL I HAD WAS APPLE JACKS. I HANDED THEM TO HIM THINKING, HE WON'T CARE THEY ARE BOTH SUGARY AND HE WON'T EVEN TELL THE DIFFERENCE. AIDEN SAYS, "MOM, I SAID FRUIT LOOPS, YOU KNOW THE ONES THAT HAVE A PARROT ON THE BOX."

*THE GPS SAYS IN 6 MILES TAKE THE RAMP ON THE LEFT, AND AIDEN REPLIES, "DADDY DON'T DO THAT, THAT THING DOESNT KNOW WHAT IT'S TALKIN BOUT."

*I WAS THINKING WE MAY LOSE IT WHILE LISTENING TO AIDEN TEACH GRANDMA K HOW TO PLAY ANGRY BIRDS. "JUST PULL THE STRING BACK AND LET GO!" "THAT WAS A BIG ONE!" "THAT WAS A BABY ONE!'