This summer our usual travel schedule is varying a bit. For the first
time in 13 years, we are not headed to Buffalo this summer, and I must
admit I'm a bit sad about that. However, the trip we had in its place
was pretty awesome, so I really can't complain. With Karen spearheading
the effort, we had a combined Seymour Family vacation in the Outer Banks
of North Carolina. We rented a terrific house that was a just a few
minutes' walk to the beach, had its own pool, and was also a short walk
into town for restaurants, shopping and more. I confess that I had been
dreading the long drive (10.5 hours), but I readily admit that it was
well worth it!
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| An early morning stroll to check out the beach. |
The vacation was so great that, in the
grand scheme of things, we didn't take that many photos. Not a one of
our entire group, which is a definite oversight. Nor do we have any
photos of jet-skiing, which Tim, Clare, Danny, Karen, Brian and I all
participated in and
loved. Hopefully our memories will suffice!
While she visited the beach plenty, the pool is generally where Laura preferred to be. Meanwhile, this was the trip that convinced Danny of the awesomeness of the ocean - something Clare and Tim have always known!
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| Incredibly, the pool came equipped with two gators! |
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| Lunch while the boys golfed. |
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| Danny was VERY fond of Baby Ryan! |
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| I got to exercise my cake hobby for Ryan's 1st birthday - quite an honor! |
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| Laura in action. |
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| Cousins! |
Overall, it was a terrific week with family time, relaxation, and fun in the sun - and one that I suspect will be repeated, which is really the highest praise of all!
