Wednesday, July 6, 2011

morning

 Last night the girls asked if I would wake up early and walk on the beach with them.  I said yes, and told them to get me as soon as they get up knowing that if I try and get up "early" that might not mean the same thing to them :)  We got out the door at the crack of almost 8am.
The first day we were here Dani said, isn't it weird how on the west coast the sun sets on the ocean and here it rises.  I had never thought of it but yes, very weird.  I remember many many ocean sunsets that were spectacular.  The idea of seeing a sunrise for comparison appealed to me...but we didn't make it early enough for the full effect.  Maybe tomorrow I will set the pace.

 R and Tate were up and also came with us.  We strolled along looking at the sights, so different from the heat of the day when the beaches are crowded with umbrellas, tiny children digging in the sand and all kinds of people enjoying the water.  We watched clams burrow in the sand after the waves tossed them onto the shore, over and over again.  We picked up the strange jellies that litter the beach here, no tentacles of stingers, they are just gelatinous disks that you can wring the water out of if you try (and Tate did)
It was quite a nice walk. 

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Living History Center, Manteo NC

 It was hot and humid but we thought it would be a wonderful idea to check out some of the sights.  First we went to the site of the first colony.  We went to a ranger talk and the kids earned Jr Ranger badges.  It was interesting.

Then we went down the road and visited the Elizabeth II and other living history sites. 

 It was lovely and the kids enjoyed it and I learned a lot about the early colonists, I wonder what happened to them?  They just disappeared and no one knows what happened.
Then we came home, ate lunch and headed to the beach.  After a while the lifeguard came by and shooed us all off the beach because of a big storm. Hopefully it will pass quickly, in the meantime we will pass the time.

Lu's eye view

 a pinecone at the "lost colony" site
 grandpa and Tate getting ready in the morning.
a picture of an elephant in one of the bathrooms.
Greg and Tatum
costumes in the gift shop.
Lucy borrowed my camera and took some fun shots of her vacation.

house

 While we are at the house we are spending our time playing pool, making ice cream and watching TV.  Here are Hannah and Mackenzie in their room enjoying their own TV :)
Tate crawled up to the top bunk to watch cartoons with Uncle Ethan this morning.  She is a little monkey.

6th and 7th

sound track for my life: .....hmmm, this one is tough  I will have to take a pass.

deceased person I admire: Grandma B, she was so cheerful and kind and always in a good mood.  Also Baba Kayta, same good qualities.  Things I aspire to be.

Monday, July 4, 2011

our day

 beach
beach
 pool
 pool
back to the beach
more beach

a little more beach fun

then the pool. 
 In between we ate. 
For the grand finale we went back to the beach and sat in the sand and watched fireworks going off up and down the beach.

Happy 4th of July