Outer Banks: Day Four

Our Cousins Ben and Nate left early today to go back to reality. We miss them already!

The rest of the day was spent at Jockey Ridge State Park climbing the sand dunes with my Aunt Paula, and cousins; Nick, Greg & Caleb. Hannah was pretty tough and walked almost the entire way. She loves playing in the sand!

It was our night to make dinner. We had meatloaf and mashed potatoes, green beans and apple sauce. It was a very full day and we were all pretty tired by bed time!

Tomorrow we plan to go back to the beach for the day!

PS: you may notice I missed Day 3...I have having trouble getting the pictures to upload. I will be trying to upload them again soon. So keep your eye out for that!

Outer Banks: Day Three

Today, We all went to the beach all morning and had a wonderful time! There are pictures of Hannah and her cousin Greg swimming in the ocean.
Hannah, Ben and I spent the afternoon visiting the Currituck Lighthouse, The Whalehead Club and Wildlife Museum. Hannah loved the museum best, (see pictures below of her with the bear, swan and fish).

Tomorrow we're planning a trip to Nags Head to go to Jockey Ridge State Park and possibly the Wright Brothers Memorial.

Good Night!

Outer Banks: Day Two

Our second day was spent almost entirely in the water! We went to the ocean at about 10am. Then came back at lunch time and swam in the pool. After lunch, we went back to the beach. It was a gorgeous day, warm and sunny- exactly how a day on the beach should be.

Hannah doesn't look to happy in this picture, but she's been having non-stop fun!

We found an empty crab shell on the beach. Hannah was very interested, and a little creeped out.

There is a big storm coming right past us this evening up the coast. Lightning all around. We're hoping to miss the worst of it. Tomorrow is supposed to be nice, hopefully we'll be back at the beach again!

Outer Banks: First Full Day

Our first day at OBX was a nice, relaxing one. We slept in this morning and then went to the beach. We didn't notice the red flag, meaning "don't swim", so we were in the water for a bit, even though it was overcast and a little rainy. We were back at the house by lunch time. Hannah spends most of her time following around her cousins, (when she's not begging Ben and I to go swimming in the pool or the ocean.)
This Afternoon, we did a little grocery shopping and helped Cousin Ben make dinner.
Hannah went to bed early tonight, she was a little crabby and hadn't gotten much sleep this weekend. She's already asleep and it's only 7:45pm!
These pictures were either taken with my phone or by my Aunt Paula, because I can't find my camera :(
I'm pretty sure I left it at home. boooohoooo!

This photo is of my Aunt Paula and my cousins; Nick & Greg.
No set plan for tomorrow, but I kind-of like it this way... :)

Off to the Beach!

I decided to change my blog wallpaper today. So if you check my blog often, you may have seen me go through several designs today. First, I chose a harvest-y one. It was adorable and I will plan on using that one in the future, but I have decided to keep this beach one for at least the next week, because....WE ARE GOING TO THE BEACH! We leave for the Outer Banks of NC (OBX) tomorrow morning! We are all very excited, (especially Hannah), to be swim in the ocean and "see all my kids", (says Hannah about her cousins). This will be Hannah's third trip to the beach.

I will try to post pictures while we're there from the laptop,
but if I don't update for a week or so, then you will know why. :)

First Trip- 2006

Second Trip- 2007

Golf Outing 2009

Last weekend, Ben's Parents came up and took us golfing at the Kane Country Club. It was wonderful! This is the second time I've ever been golfing (see: My First Attempt at Golf). I've improved a bit, I didn't do as much swinging as last year.

Thanks to Dennis and Judy! We had a wonderful day. Can't wait for next time!

Technical Difficulties

Hello Everyone,
I'm have a little trouble with my blogger. It says I used up all my space for pictures, so please bear with me while I try and figure it out. Hopefully I will be posting again very soon!
Thanks!
Carrie

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Happy Birthday, Dad!

Love Hannah's face in this picture. haha