Topsail Beach - Day 3

Not much to report on today. I was pretty burned up from the first day, so I took it easy. The good news is that I did take a few pictures today. You will find Kellie noticeably absent as she was sleeping the whole time the camera was out. She should be out tomorrow.

Kara

Austin - Relaxing in the sun

Kara - Strutting down the beach

Kara - Action Shot

Kara & Andie running

Takeoff!

Topsail Beach - Day 2

Yesterday, Tracy and I loaded 5 kids (Kellie, Austin, Kara, Chelsea W., and Andie R.)and headed towards Topsail Beach . An uneventful trip, if you disregard the mountain of stuff that I had to pack in the car. We had suitcases between the front seats, suitcases between the kids and under their feet. That does not include the roof carrier that I borrowed from Ron M. Fortunately, most of the stuff crammed in the rear of the car was food. The trip back should be far easier.

We are renting a house with friends (The Gibsons) and we arrived in the area a little too close to the Rental cut-off time, so split up. Tom and I went to pick up the house keys while Tracy and Toni stopped at Wal-Mart for the final stockpile of food. That decision proved to be a mistake. Getting to the beach house proved to be more eventful for them than either of them imagined. Tom and I arrived at the house and waited for them to arrive. We waited and waited, and after that we waited some more. After more than an hour and several phone calls, we finally jumped back in the car and went to find them. About 45 minutes later, we found them and led them back to the house. Not bad, it only took 2 hours to make the 15 mile trip from Wal-Mart to the house. Lesson: Never let two directionally-challenged females alone in a car.

I have never been to Topsail Beach, so today marks my first impression. Good: There are only houses here, so the crowds are absent. Very secluded, very nice. Bad: the waves are huge and never stop coming. Of course, this is a never-ending source of amusement for the kids, so take that with a grain of salt. The weather was perfect today and if the forecast holds, the week will be more of the same.

No pictures yet, but I plan to break out the camera tomorrow.

Kellie - Dallas Texas

Kellie just returned today from a trip with Jennifer Banks (Aunt J) to Dallas, Texas. During the trip Kellie had the occasion to take a tour of the new Dallas Cowboy stadium. Kellie was unimpressed and based on what she told me, she found the place Ghetto-fabulous. At this point in time, she is the only Clark to visit Michael Vick's future home stadium.

Kara joins the wireless world

Kara now has a cell phone. This was a recent gift from her Uncle Chuck this past weeekend. I won't post the number here, but if you need, just call Tracy.