The long awaited "first" vacation

This weekend (and part of last week) Carl and I took the girls to North Carolina for their first official vacation and it was wonderful. We left late on Wednesday evening and arrived in NC early Thursday morning. Delaney and Alison felt it necessary to play with each other for the remainder of the night, so Carl and I were not able to get very much more sleep. The place we stayed was absolutely beautiful and we were lucky to have had the opportunity to go. While in North Carolina we were able to take the girls swimming at both the beach and the pool. Delaney loves sand, hates sun, and really enjoyed the pool. Alison is indifferent to sand, also enjoyed the pool, and doesn't seem to mind the sun too much. I learned a most important lesson this weekend as well...swim diapers are not so absorbant. This was found out the hard way twice, by both Carl and I as we were holding our daughters and discovering that we had pee running down our sides. The time away was much needed and very relaxing. Carl and I were able to take some time to ourselves (compliments of the inlaws). We were able to squeeze in a few games of tennis and some bike riding, which was great. We rode the bikes down to the dock and saw tons of fiddler crabs walking by the waters edge. Swimming with the girls was great also! They loved the water and splashed so much, Carl and I lost track of time. In our next visit to Southport, we would love to have the time to visit the town.

I would also just like to make a quick PSA. Do not be quick to use the words "rich" and "spoiled" together in a sentence without knowing a person well enough!