Beaches

I am grateful for beaches. They have a calming sense about them. I love just sitting and reading a book while listening to the waves crash in. I love watching the sun go down in the distance. I love watching kids build sandcastles. Everything about the beach (except the sand sticking to you everywhere) is just great!
I have had two family reunions the past few weeks and I have not gotten all the pictures back from them, but I figured I'd blog about the most recent one. The Hagen's (my mom's family) all gathered in North Carolina at the Outer Banks for a week of fun at the beach. It was a BLAST!!!
We stayed in Duck and had 2 great houses right next to each other, right across the cul-de-sac from the beach. It was the PERFECT location!! This is the house I stayed in.

At first, Adeline wasn't sure how she felt about the sand.
But by the end of the week, both she and Mason loved playing in the sand!
We spent more time in sand playing volleyball!
We swam in the pool every day.


We went to the Wright Brother's Museum. We went to a lighthouse.
We went putt-putt golfing.


And of course, we took family pictures on the beach. :)




Thanks to all the Hagen's who made this amazing reunion possible. I am blessed with such a great family!!