In the tradition of being OT, some favs from our nonstj trip

[flip-flop]

It's not Trunk Bay but it will do
VA Beach @ 17th Street



A sunset



The 2nd of About 10 Sand Burials



The Chunkiest Monkey



And Two of my Favorite People

[mbw1024]

can I get a scoop of that chunkey monkey??????

what a cute family!

[flip-flop]

Free scoops to friends! He is the sweetest, easiest baby. Thank goodness!!!

[cat]

I love the beach wherever it is! your chunky monkey is adorable!!!! I love kissing baby necks!

[Betty]

I will have a double scoop!!!! Savor each moment, mine is about to graduate High School and it goes by toooo quickly!

[sea-nile]

Nice pictures!
Baby necks are delicious. Like Betty said, DO cherish this time. He is adorable!
I have to beg for hugs sometimes now from my son (almost 12). He used to have big pudgy pinchable kissable cheeks!

[destiny92782]

Nice pics....I see that beach almost everyday. I hope you enjoyed yourself.

[kellyanna]

Oh, flip-flop, your little boy is precious! And lil' flip-flop is a doll! Thanks for sharing your pics! It looked like a great trip. Did you get a picture of your car loaded? I had read the other thread. My husband can load our car and fit everything in like a jigsaw puzzle.

[cypressgirl]

It looks like a great beach; much better than our Texas coast.

My kids are so grown I want to kill them (half the time). Nothing like having a college girl come home from her first year away.

[flip-flop]

We love it there. I can't believe how much nicer it is than when I used to go as a kid. Definitely not the lowkey vibe of STJ, but its drivable from N. Va, affordable and the kids get to get their toes (and entire bodies) in the sand. Its awesome. A different kind of awesome, but awesome nonetheless!

[Jo Ann - VA]

Hey Flip Flop, we go to Virginia Beach sometimes for a long weekend. We're about 4 hours away. It is way better than it used to be when I was a kid. There are certain weeks to avoid but most of the time it is a great family atmosphere.

The baby is so cute. My son who is 21 moved out today and it was hard. He's only 5 minutes away but still.... It's funny, he wasn't here for dinner but he stopped by around 9 and said he hoped it was ok to hang out with us sometimes. We acted cool and said 'sure'. The truth is we want him to hang out with us lots!
Hard to let the your babies go but it is something you work towards when raising your kids. For them to be successfully independent.

PS - Hubby thinks he'll be back before too long!

[Adrienne]

Looks like it did during Memorial Day weekend when I was down there - they were getting ready for last weekend's Patriotic Festival....is that when you were there. Great place, my brother just moved there in November and I was down to visit. Used to vacation in Sandbridge when we were kids too.

Your mini's are adorable....I could just squeeze those cheeks!

[flip-flop]

We were there May 25 (Fri of Mem Day weekend) - June 1. We got to enjoy some of the festivities, live music, fireworks for the holiday but the weekdays were nice and quiet. We kept commenting on what a nice mix it was.

Joanne - re: your son moving out. My nephew who I've known since he was about 5 went to college last fall and I went through major withdrawl. We went from seeing him LITERALLY every day to not at all. Now that he's back for the summer. He has a job, but it is so funny. He gets off at 8pm and is at our house by 8:30 with his nose in our fridge. Mind you his parents live 2 miles away! He just likes to hang with us and we love it too.

[obsessedmuch]

Flip- your family is SO adorable!
I like Virginia Beach, too. That is one nice sunrise in the morning... the photo looks a lot like a few I have. Very nice!

[Ksea]

FF- lovely family...I remember when my little man (now 14 and same size as mommy) looked like chunky monkey! Absolutely too cute. Have not been to VA Beach in a long time but we go to Ocean City MD every year. Great photos.