OUR TRIP TO THE OUTERBANKS

We just got back from our 2nd trip (this summer) down to the Outerbanks. Awhile ago, Jason asked me what I wanted for my birthday. I had told him I wanted to go back to the beach. When I said it, I never thought he would actually take me up on it. It ended up that we weren't able to go for my birthday, but going down on our anniversary is the next best thing. We had such a good time! It may have been a short vacation, but it was definitely needed. The weather was perfect and the water was warm! Just what we asked for. Sorry for all the pictures! We took so many, it was hard to choose which ones to post.

Our first day, we hung out at the beach and the pool all day. While we were at the beach, Gavin put sand in his mouth for the first time. He first leaned over and licked it and then put several fist fulls in his mouth. He didn't start crying until I cleaned out his mouth. I guess he liked the taste of it. In the evening we went to the sand dunes at Jockey's Ridge. While Owen was busy running up and over the dunes and not even breaking a sweat, Jason and I were desperately trying to catch our breathe while we tried to keep up with him. I never realized how big the dunes are! I think our first mistake was chasing after Owen.

For our 2nd day, in the morning we went down to Ocracoke. We took a 40 minute ferry and on the way, we saw about 10 dolphins in the water. I've never seen dolphins before, so it was really neat to watch them play in the water. Later in the afternoon, we went back to the beach and played and watched the sunset. Perfect way to celebrate our anniversary.

Our last day in the Outerbanks, we stopped by the stores that Jason has some of his jewelry in and then went up to Corolla to see Currituck Lighthouse. We had a picnic out on the lawn and then decided to climb the lighthouse, which we've never done before. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but once we got half way up I had to hand Gavin to Jason. Man that kid is heavy! The view was awesome! You could see just how close the sound and the ocean were. It was sad when we got on the road to go home, but like my father-in-law always says, "You have leave to be able to come back again!" I can't wait until next year!