Back from Vacation!

You know, my life is pretty great.  2 weeks ago Mom was home sick, and I got to spend a whole 2 days with her, just catching up on daytime TV and relaxing.  Then, on Sunday morning, Mom and Dad took me on the longest truck ride ever!  They got me a new toy, Duck, for the trip.  Here we are!

We went to Duck, North Carolina, to a house by the beach!  I got to play with Mom, Dad, Grandma and Grandpa Whalan, GP, Biddy, Chris, Kathleen, Alex, Uncle Mike, BJ, and Jenny.  I had so much fun, I barely slept!  Well, actually, I cried so much that Mom and Dad let me sleep with them, IN THE BED!  They don't need a whole king bed anyway.  I got to check out the beach too.  I didn't really like the surf though!

Dad's been buried in the sand!  But I wanted to check out Kathleen's castle!

Getting my feet wet!! (And running away from the waves)

This is what happens when my feet get wet.

There were some monster storms while we were there.  I sure was glad I got to cuddle with Mom and Dad during all that lightening!  Dad was barbequing dinner during one of the storms.  He got soaked!

Well, this is a night without a storm.  Sunset on the crab pots.

Here comes the clouds!

Uncle Mike surveys the double rainbow.

I wasn't here for these pictures, but I figure I'll post them anyway.  I'm too scared to ride those waves!

Mom looks scared!

Kill Devil Hills, NC.  First in Flight!

I don't have any pictures to show my hunting skills off, but I will just say that I am the ghost crab whisperer.  We went to look for ghost crabs at sundown, and I was chasing them all over the beach!  I even caught one, but it clawed my nose and I let it go.  One more day, and I could have gotten the family dinner.  I also caught a lot of leftovers and table scraps by hanging out under the kitchen table.  In fact, I never did eat any of my dog food.  Alex hooked me up.  He even let me eat off his fork!

On the ride home from the beach, I couldn't stand it any longer.  I just passed out in the back seat of the truck.  I tried so hard to stay awake and enjoy the ride!  And once we got home, I just fell right asleep again, while Mom and Dad watched the Olympics.  Dad left for Colorado today, so it's just going to be me and Mom this week.  I miss Dad already! And the beach.  And the family.  And the food!  Oh well, I'll just keep chasing the crabs in my dreams.