Vacation Time

FINALLY we have made it to summer!  Our first vacation of the summer was different than most of our trips.  You see, Daddy and "Uncle" Charlie and some other boys went to Daytona to see a race, so "Auntie" Marie and I packed up the kids and headed to the beach!  I must admit, we had the best time!  Our clipboard of fun was full of great ideas, and our first stop was the battleship in Wilmington.  It was super hot that day, but the kids did great.  At first, Zach was scared (I'm talking crying, shaking, and SOBBING here) about going down the ships steep stairs.  It took a lot of help to get him down the steps, but then I figured out the secret...I told him all about how Dub was on ships like this in the Navy (many, many, MANY years ago:)...and Dub would be so proud to hear that Zach climbed up and down the stairs like a big boy...totally worked! After that talk, Zach was a pro at the stairs!  The kids had a blast seeing all the guns, where the sailors would eat, where they slept, etc.  Later in the afternoon, we made it out to the beach, and to my surprise the kids literally dove right into the water.  They had NO fear...waves were knocking them down and they would bounce right back up and keep going.  The next morning we took the kids to the aquarium to see all the fish and sharks!  Mackenzie had been there before and she loved it again.  Zach wasn't to sure about the tanks that you walk through...especially when he saw the HUGE shark about his head, but once he figured out that he was safe, I couldn't get him away from the tanks:) 

Seems like the boys also had a great trip to Daytona!  Greg said that even though he is not a race car fan, he enjoyed seeing all the ins and outs of a real race!  Although if I was to bet, I would say the kids and I had more fun:)