It was so sad the last day, saying good-bye to the ocean:

No.

I mean it.

It was sad:

We got all the cousins together for a last picture:

And then just my kids for a last picture with the ocean:

In case you’ve ever wondered what was involved in getting that many children to pose and smile at the same time, it goes something like this:

And when Hewitt is sad because he doesn’t want to leave the ocean, then it looks like this:

The children are desperate to go back next year. We’re all praying we can visit Topsail Island again!