Home again

We're home. Finally. We lost our Internet connection Thursday and did not get it back at the beach house before we left Saturday. No matter. We all left early Saturday on our separate journeys--Dad and Stephen back home, Mom and David sticking around for David's flight back to Oregon Sunday, and Paul, the girls, and I on to my mother-in-law's house for the night. Today we woke at my MIL's, went to church there, then on to my brother-in-law's for a party for several graduating family members. We didn't get home until 3ish this afternoon.

I was ready to be home, happy that there had been rain during the week and my plants didn't die. In fact, the garden looks great! Tomorrow (Monday), we'll check on it more closely.

Summer school starts tomorrow (Monday) for me, but other than the one class it is now officially Summer Break for us. Owen will not go to school. Paul will not go to work. My mom will not be coming to take care of Barrett. We have exactly three months until Fall semester begins. I find the prospect both thrilling and a tiny bit frightening.

Given our new schedule of ongoing family togetherness punctuated by my class, I will not be as frequently in front of the computer. I will likely only have the evenings, after the girls go to bed, for blogging and reading blogs. So for my blog friends, let me apologize in advance if I do not comment as often on your posts. It doesn't mean I'm not reading them, just not as frequently and as much as before. I do hope to keep up posting regularly and that you will keep reading.

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Our vacation was wonderful and I won't bore you with it for too much longer. Just some highlights ans last photos.

1. I have to say the best part of the whole trip was watching my girls charm my brothers. My oldest brother David lives in the Western part of the country and we only see him once a year, if we're lucky. He had not even met Barrett until this trip. My brother Stephen lives in Charlotte, so we see him more frequently, but still not too often and certainly not for long when we do. They were both able to spend time with the girls and I loved watching them.

David and Boo Bear

Stephen and Owen Jane

2. I also loved watching my girls enjoy the beach so much. And, of course, I enjoyed taking pictures of them. Here are a few of my favorites:

3. To view most of the entire set of photos from our trip, go to my Topsail Beach Flickr set here.

For now, it is late and I am very very tired, so I will go to bed.

Comments

[Alissa]

I am so glad you had such a wonderful trip! The photos are awesome :-)

Your summer will be great, I just know it. All that time with your kids will be so wonderful...I'm just a tiny bit jealous, even!

[Keri]

I love Topsail island... I grew up going there, since I was about the age of your older daughter! beautiful pictures, i can't wait for my family's summer topsail trip this year!

[Melissa]

Looks like you had a wonderful time. I really enjoyed th pictures. I wonder what would catch Barret's eye and cause her to pick something up???? Owen is building some wonderful memeories. Think of all the things she is learning an doing!!! I was glad to see some pics of you, Wesley. You look great. Your hair is so long.

[Beth]

Wonderful photos, Wesley. You really captured the essence of a beach vacation. Like Keri, I have a soft spot in my heart for Topsail. That's where we always went when I was growing up, since we lived not too far down the road in Warsaw and Wallace.