:: a preview of summer ::

At the end of March, we finally escaped the freezing cold winter for a glimpse into summer time living with a trip to Atlantic Beach!

The first day and a half was a girls trip with my mom, Julia, and I running the show for the 3 kids. Well, really my mom was the only one any of the kids were interested in, which was FINE by us :)

Ben was the first dad to arrive and the next day we spent all morning playing on the beach in our pajamas!

Liam felt like such a big boy trying to keep up with his favorite girls and even sat still by himself for a picnic lunch date! 

Before we said bye to my mom and welcomed Ben's parents, Austin, Braxton, and the Andrews - we had a little more play time on the beach. 

It got pretty serious: 

The next morning, Ben and Ann briefly lost their minds and decided to run in a half marathon that neither of them had trained for, on a freezing cold rainy day. Austin and Big Rob went to support while the Albrittons, Andrews, Liam and I headed to the NC Aquarium. 

After some good naps for the kids and some major recovery time for the 2 runners, we all headed to dinner at the Ruddy Duck. 

The Wright brothers have charmed their way into these 2 hearts forever:

And Liam has developed some SERIOUS heart breaking crushes on 2 older Albritton women. If I had to choose, I'd say Maggie was in the lead right now...this happened a lot:

A long weekend with some of our favorite people in the world was perfect. We had so much fun and can't wait to do this trip again when it's actually summer!