Martha's Vineyard ...

My mother and I were blessed (by a family in our church) with a week long trip to Martha's Vineyard this September! God is so good to us and knew how much we desperately needed to get away for a little bit.

Here we are in front of our hotel

The hotel had a kitchen for everyone to share. There were 3 stations that included a stove, oven, sink and full sets of dishes, knives and cooking utensils. The other side of the kitchen had an island with every pot and pan imaginable, 3 kitchen tables, a coffee maker, 2 refrigerators and a microwave. It was so much fun to make our meals together.

Our first stop was this adorable tiny shopping area. I wish I could tell you what part of MV this is, but I don't remember.

I think it's Gay Head.

Enjoying the beautiful view of the ocean.

We did so much relaxing at the beach that we don't have many pictures. Just know that the beaches were beautiful, extremly windy and exactly the therapy we needed.

The gingerbread houses of Oaks Bluff! (more on these later)

On the way back to the hotel we saw this lighthouse. I love lighthouses, they remind me of what I am supposes to be to the lost - a shining beacon that brings them to Christ.

Martha's Vineyard museum. We learned about a family that had a dirt floor that turned into an archeological dig, a man who practiced law on MV for years, but didn't actually have legal rights to do so and a woman who treated her chickens like children (she even gave them gravestones with love poems etched in).

Alpacas!

My mom was trying to get a picture with a particular alpaca, but she just wasn't cooperative.

Giant snapping turtle (more on the animals we saw later)

This guy followed us home on the way back to the mainland. He rode the wind that the ferry was creating and every once in a while would swoop in and try to steal someone's food.