Every year during the week of the 4th, Jane-Jane and Gerald rent a cottage at Emerald Isle and are gracious enough to invite all the children and grandchildren to join in the fun! This year Addison and I were able to stay the entire week and we had SO much fun! I learned quickly, though, that a vacation with a baby is a different thing entirely than a vacation without a baby. Although it was a lot of work, it was a lot more fun! Addison loved the beach! This was her first time seeing the ocean. She had fun playing with her DaDa... She played so hard and got sooo sleepy... As a matter of fact, she slept far more when we were at the beach than she normally does! Here are a few pictures of her asleep in the stroller after our morning jogs... Addison also had fun playing in the pool with her cousins! My mom always has the week of the 4th off. Her and my sisters, Mindy and Michelle, and Mindy's mother-in-law, Mrs. Shirley rented...