Outer Banks: Day Five

Today was a lazy day. We spent some time at the beach, and in the pool. Hung around the house all day. It was very relaxing. I even took a nap :)

Not many plans for tomorrow either. It's our last full day so I'm sure there will be packing and getting ready for our trip home on Saturday. Not quite ready for that... We like being where it's warm. There have been years that we came back from the beach and were welcomed in Bradford by snow...I hope that doesn't happen this year.

Grandma Marion

My Great Grandma Marion Sawyer passed away Wednesday morning, September 30th, 2009.

She will be greatly missed.

This is a photo of Grandma with Hannah, taken in 2006. It's my favorite photo of Grandma.

She's pictured here with her husband, My Great Grandpa Mart, who passed away last year.

Our thoughts and prayers are with our family this week as preparations are being made. We wish we could be there to share memories and hugs. Love to you all.

 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
Matthew 11:28-30

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!