The first annual trip we took was when my Lily girl was here. We went to Topsail Island 6 years ago around this time of year. I was 16 weeks pregnant at the time. As you can see in the photos below, I was finally starting to look pregnant, rather than just feel pregnant.
Lily had oh so many adventures during her short time on Earth and I will forever cherish those sacred memories. I cannot believe it's been 6 years.
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| That's my mom and Grace in the background |
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| I still have this Topsail Island hat that I got in 2009 in Lily's memory chest |
This is what I wrote about that trip to Topsail in Lily's pregnancy scrapbook:
"At the end of September/beginning of October, "Aunt G" (your grandmother's best friend named Grace) took us to Topsail Island for a short getaway vacation. We had a blast, staying at the Jolly Roger Inn right on the beach, eating delicious seafood at a local restaurant, splashing around in the waves at Surf City (where there is ironically a sign that says "no surfing allowed") with your Auntie Em and laughing hysterically as she held us up in the water in her small arms (we really floated), watching the breathtaking sunrise over the ocean, feeding the seagulls cocoa puffs from our balcony, watching and listening to the waves crashing upon the shore, walking down the pier, taking a lovely walk along the water's edge, relaxing in the sand and soaking up the sun, enjoying the beautiful fall weather and the presence of the Lord. You're a beach girl like your mommy!"
I will share more photos of that trip when I eventually share my pregnancy scrapbook (it's quite an undertaking to get all the photos and descriptions up on my blog!). I am sad we aren't able to make it to our annual beach trip this year, but hopefully we can go later in the fall or next spring.
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