Another Awesome Day

 Another awesome day!  We woke up to another beautiful sunrise.  I woke up at 4:30am, drank some coffee, snapped some pics and went back to bed around 6:30am.

 Then everyone got ready and headed back down the beach to Corolla to do some shopping.  The younger kids wanted some hermit crabs and a few other things.  Then we stopped for pizza, which I hated.  Everyone has different tastes but I didn't like it at all.  The sauce was way to sweet for me.  

Then on to the lighthouse with everyone else.  We took a few pics again.  Here we are with the boys.  Andrew looks like he is choking me.  LOL! 

 Andrew with my precious momma on the lighthouse grounds. 

 Our precious little Addie!  She is doing so good on this long trip and she is only 2.  She is a little cracker jack!  Her favorite words right now are "NO" and "GONE" 

 Here are my guys in a live oak.  They are my world. 

 Another pic on the way back up to the beach house. 

 Today part of us will be making the 2 hour trip south to Roanoke Island. 

Corolla Lighthouse

 Yesterday Richard and I stopped by the Corolla Lighthouse for a few minutes.  We are ALL going back today as that was one thing that we all had planned on doing anyway.  It was beautiful!  Built in 1875, it is just awesome!  We didn't make the climb to the top as we just stopped by quickly and not to mention that is has 200+ steps and I just don't know if my back and hips can handle that many steps.  

 A few more beautiful pics of the grounds around the lighthouse...

 And last but not least, a pic as we were driving the 8 miles back up the beach. 

I had a few ask where this was... Mom rented a beach house for the whole family on Carova Beach which is on the 4x4 section of the Outer Banks of the coast of NC.  It is only accessible by 4x4 and is very natural other than the houses.  There are no stores or restaurants in this area but are only 8 miles away in Corolla.  The only building that I have saw in this area that is not a beach house was the fire department.  The wild horse roam freely and most mornings they are in our yard.  It is just awesome and so relaxing.  This is by far the best vacation that I have ever had.  14 of us in one house and everyone is getting along great, we are just all glad to be together.  Truly Blessed! 

Breathtaking views...

 We are all having the best time!!!!  It is just awesome!  This is by far our favorite beach!  This is what we woke up to the first morning!  How amazing is this?  Feeling very Blessed! 

 This pic is a little dark but then again it was about 6am.  :)  This is my beautiful momma and all of this was made possible by her as she wanted all 3 of her kids, their spouses, and all of the grandkids with her. 

 One of the wild horses that roam the beach...

 These were in our back yard earlier today.

 The view on the second morning...

 Richard and I getting ready to head to the beach.  I love that this house is so close to the water.  I sure makes it easier to go back and forth. 

 We had a rain shower and then this beautiful rainbow was in the sky. 

 We all absolutely love it here and being with all of my family makes it so special.  So many memories being made.  

Another beautiful view!  If you can see the tiny dots on the beach in the middle of the pic...that is my brother and his 2 youngest boys doing a little fishing.  I snapped this pic as Richard and I were getting ready to take a walk up the beach.  

 After walking up the beach for a mile or so we cut back and to one of the sand roads back to the beach house. 

 Late last night Richard, Andrew, Hunter and my BIL did some fishing.  In this pic both boys are in our room getting their fishing stuff ready.  Andrew bought Hunter a new rod and reel for his birthday to take on this trip. 

 Love my boys so much!  They have both enjoyed this vacation so much. 

I guess that is all for now... Today is the 4th of July and I'm not sure if we will do anything major today or just hang out like we have been.  I'll let you know....