Wednesday and Thursday at EI

Well, we were so busy enjoying the beach that I did not have time to log in! We are still having a great time, eating fantastic seafood and getting our rest. Today, we booked next year's trip...you have to get your house 1 year in advance. We are upgrading again...hopefully for the last time. We picked a really nice newer house, with extra bathrooms! Every bedroom will have its own bath - which will be really nice. The kids will have a larger game room and a media room. Not that we should need the media room. It is called A Tropical Dream.

Doug and I also looked into to staying a little longer next year - about 3 days to overlap with some friends of outs who also vacation at EI the week after us. There are lots of options - so it looks like we will have about 10 days in 2009!

Alison is turning into a swimmer, and Abbi is so tan and her hair is white. They are having a great time -asleep everynight by 8:00pm.

Last night the adults had a mean game of Dominos! The beer was flowing. Grammy won!

Well I am going to go get my sunscreen on and head to the beach while the gettin is good. Alison is on a shopping advernture with Jen and mom, so I only have 1 little darling to keep track of at the beach - so I am out! We will be heading back to O-H-I-O on Saturday. :-(

Later!

Monday on EI

Oh my, was today a beautiful day! Not a cloud in the sky and hot! But it was breezy on the beach. We had a great day. The waves were incredible, so the boogie boards got quite a work out. Now all the kids...including my brother-in-law Brian...have their own boards. There will be no sharing among these kids...go figure. After a few hours on the beach, we were at the pool - our house has its own pool - which was really nice. Alison is getting much more brave - she will go in the deep water, but only on her own, she does not want to be forced! Abbi has learned rotary breathing! Yah! I bribed my niece Becca with a new outfit from Justice. I told her if by Friday, Abbi is breathing on the side w/o lifting her head the whole way across the pool - then I will take her when we get home. They are working hard and it is showing...she almost has it.

Monday night, Doug, Brian and Jim drank a keg...I think. They were up late, in the hot tube and down on the beach. There were empty beer cans all over - I had to clean them up - then Doug had a hard time finding his bed - go figure. I swear we get to EI and they turn into Frat house idiots. At least they had fun.

Tonight I made Lobster Ravioli with a sun-dried tomato alfredo sauce. With salad and garlic bread. It was one of my top beach meals yet! I am really getting good at this. It was super yummy! Doug and the kids had spaghetti. I just can not get him to try any of it. His loose, our gain! Tuesday...my favorite - Crab cake melts.

Till tomorrow...

More EI

Good News...Tropical Storm Cristobal headed for the open Atlantic late Sunday as forecasters discontinued tropical storm warnings along the Carolinas.

Today turned into a beautiful day! Hot but gorgeous! We had a blast at the beach, no swimming, since the red flags were still up - but say lots of sea life that washed up. We learned from a local about Sea Hare's I have a picure but will have to post tomorrow. I cannot find my adaptor for the camera and Doug is asleep. Well actually I think he passed out...

Anyway, we got lucky and the weather really turned.

Aunt Bethy took Alison to see Momma Mia today...the heat got to Alli and she needed a break. It was about 96 today. They said it was really good. The rest of us will see it Sunday when we get home.

Until tomorrow!!!!!!!

Emerald Isle 2008

Sunday...

Well, we are here and safe despite Tropical Storm Cristbol! He came in with us as we crossed the bridge into EI, but he has not caused us too much trouble. While Jen and I did out least favorite thing (the grocery shopping), the kids got to swim for awhile. Apparently, Alison was swimming with and without her "backpack" on. I will believe when I see it....!

Today is Sunday, and after church I have started this blog and cracked a beer. So far I have only bothered Christa 3 times.

The sun is starting to come out, so after lunch we should be able to get outside. Not to the beach unfortunately. The Red flags are still up, which means no swimming in the ocean. The waves are incredible...I have never seen them so big - but with that comes rip tides....not good!

Tomorrow our buddy Cristbol should be long gone up to Virginia Beach, so we should be able to comfortable into our normal routine of reading, drinking ALOT, swimming and sunning.

I am in my HAPPY PLACE! Boy did I miss it!

...till tomorrow!