Gotta love my girls....

One day at the beach, the waves were so big that the beach was closed, the girls skin was so rashy we were planning on keeping them out of the sand anyway. It was sprinkling but we decided to head up to Currituck lighthouse anyway. It rained the whole way there, but slowed to a slow sprinkle just long enough for us to get out and see the lighthouse, and of course the gift shop (one of the girls favorites parts of vacation since they have been on a spending freeze all summer...so they would have money to spend on vacation).

We got back in the van and started back to the beach house. The rain had made huge mud puddles....more like "ponds" in the middle of the road. So, like any responsible mom, I drove us straight into them (after Craig's prompting) and the girls were giggling and laughing so hard. Even on this wet, dreary looking day....Kiley said, "Mom, this is the best day ever!"

Pirate Training...

Blackbeard the pirate made his home on the outer banks (at least for a few years), and this past Friday was international Talk like a Pirate Day (who knew?)...We went to Kitty Hawk Kites for their pirate festival. It was so windy it was hard to hear and Ashlyn couldn't see from her hair flying in her face, but they had a great time. Blackbeard himself gave the girls both rings and said they were now his girlfriends (oh dear!)...

They learned how to pull a line, draw a sword and fight, and pirate words used on a ship.

Jockey's Ridge State Park

If you haven't been here...GO! It really is amazing. From the main road it just looks like some sand, but when you get out there, it looks like you are in the middle of the desert. REALLY! The sand dunes are huge and some places you can only see sand. When you get to the top you can see water on both sides of the outer banks. It's a good place to fly kites and you can take hang gliding lessons there too. The girls have been three or four times, but it's still one of their favorite things to do there...

Back from the beach...

We spent the week in Kitty Hawk, NC last week. It was nice to get away. We had skin issues and the wind was so bad a lot of days that there was no beach...it was closed. We had a good time though. Went to the aquarium, jockey's ridge and the girls did some pirate training. There's a lot of pictures, so I'll post a little at a time. First the aquarium....