Family vacation...

The whole crew on the pier

...is truly one of my FAVORITE times of the year. Each year over the 4th of July all of our family packs up and heads out on another vacation adventure. This year was no different, and we loaded up the cars and headed out to Topsail Beach. Topsail is one of my favorite places to go because unlike a lot of the North Carolina and South Carolina beaches, it is really low key. We love it because we can go and relax and read and not feel like we are being pushed around by all of the ads to go and do, we get to spend time just enjoying one another. Below are some shots from while we were there...

The ocean at sunset and the remnants of an old pier

The first of my bestest. Me (26) and Jess (21). She lights up my life.

One of the cutest pictures ever. Em Bim (17) and me. I love her.

Me and Zack (11). I can not believe how old my babies are. Man. He turned 12 this week and Samantha will be 9 in October.

Samantha (8) and me on the beach after dinner.

Me and my sweet mama. You can see a little bit of the baby belly showing in this one (23 weeks).

Our family. Mama, me, Baby Kale, and my darling husband.

Though all of our vacations turn out to be incredible, this one was extra sweet, because it was the last one we have together before little man arrives in October. I have no doubt that NEXT year's vacation post will be a lot more ACTIVE than this one. :) Hahaha. But like everything else in our lives, we are savoring the moments that we have right now, and looking forward of the precious ones to come.