Sep 26, 2012

To the beach with the grandparents!

My parents made their first journey to NC this week.  We have been counting down the days until their arrival.  I can't believe how fast the visit went and now they are gone:/ The first day was pretty layed back.  The kids were in school and my parents flew in pretty late the night before. We did make our way to the NC Museum of History. 

We spent the next four days at the Outer Banks.  
In Avon and Hatteras Island to be more specific

We saw and climbed the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.  
By "WE", I mean all but Eli and me.  He was two inches to short:/  
 From there it was all Beach!  The water was a little harder to play in than the last two times we have been.  The waves were crashing really close, so it made it hard to jump or ride.
They spent more time running from them
The rest of the time was spent searching the beach for shells 
and tiny little oysters buried in the sand
Chill'n...watch'n the waves roll in
And don't forget building a sandcastle and mote!
 They also had fun watching the little crabs scurry from one hole to another.  It was fun to watch them bury down into to sand and disappear.

The last night we went out to dinner and then walked down below the pier.
I don't know what it is about seeing the old wood with the waves, but it is my favorite!
Great company, Great memories!

And the countdown starts again!






5 comments:

The Desiree said...

That is a good picture of all of them. I love you!

Lost Woman said...

That last picture is fabulous!
(no photoshop?) (:

So glad you had a good visit. Hope to catch you via phone this weekend.

Thanks for posting! I've been feeling isolated.
(:

crazy lady said...

I LOVE the first photo of the "old man" in the uniform. At first I thought it was a dummy and then when I saw Eli- well...made me smile :0)
Looks like a really great time! I'm so glad you got to have a nice visit and break. The last photo is super!

michandler said...

So nice your parents could visit. Looks like it was a fun trip. Must be nice to live so close to the ocean. Riley is almost grown up looking! Crazy. I bet they had a good time. So nice to hear what's going on with you clear across the country. Maybe some day we'll get out your way. We've always wanted to hit DC and it wouldn't be hard to include a jaunt down your way!

Amy Wallace said...

That last picture is awesome. What fun