Outer Banks Fun

May 29, 2012

All morning at the beach…
means fussy girls in short ride home…
but nice longgg naps!
Girls went down around 1:30..
Sophie woke up at 3:50.. Sienna after 4:30!
House smells soo yummy with the barbecue pork in
the crock pot for pulled pork sandwiches tonight..
We’ve been having so much fun just relaxing and spending time together.
Here’s an Instagram overload..
because we can’t stop taking photos of the cuteness. :)
This is our first beach vacation..and we are loving it.
Feeling very blessed and trying to soak in every minute.
It’s so fun seeing the girls hold hands and run around together..giggling..
Sienna wasn’t so sure about the sand..still has moments of “freaking out”..
it’s all fun and games till she tries to blow it in her hand and ends up eating it…..lovely. 
I think by tomorrow she’ll be more confident with the whole experience.
But I don’t mind her being my little partner in
sitting in the chairs and snacking on gold fish and grapes. :)
Sophie went for a walk with daddy and saw a boy who caught a sting ray..
she was terrified. cried.
wouldn’t stop talking about the yucky fish. haha.
Sophie: “I don’t like that fish. I was crying cause I didn’t like it. Go back in the waterrr”
Sienna then follows up with “backkk watterrr ::points somewhere::”
Sophie has been finding lots of shells and loading up her bucket!
She has a little watering can..favorite toy so far.
She has alsooo been telling random people there is a baby in my tummy…
and that it’s going to pop out.
Yesterday we were playing on a playground..and sophie says: 
“Mom.. I’m feeling angry and mean because I’m hot.
Water will make it better. and AC.”…….
Best part was that she said it fake pouting (not grouchy at all) with her arms crossed. ;)
Photo below of sienna on ben’s shoulders was when we were “watching” the sunset..
It’s so pretty here!


Looking at these photos..I turned to ben and said
“Can you believe we have kids that are this big??”
haha..seriously though…we have toddlers. this is insane. and awesome.

Hope you are having a great week!
Thanks for following along on our little family adventure..

  • Katie
    May 29, 2012 at 4:28 pm

    OBX is the best! My whole extended family would go there every summer since I was a baby. Glad you’re enjoying it! :)

  • Ashley
    May 29, 2012 at 4:55 pm

    Looks like so much fun! I’ve been to OBX as a teen, but I’d love to experience it again with my kids. I’d love to see the beach through their eyes :)

  • Sandra Kohlmann
    May 29, 2012 at 5:29 pm

    I have such an itch to go on vacation, so I’m having some serious beach envy! Enjoy your time there!

  • Christy
    May 29, 2012 at 6:25 pm

    Love all the pictures! & reading about the adventure you are having. What fun to have two little girls who embrace each other…most of the time.

  • Krista
    May 30, 2012 at 9:21 am

    Love all that cuteness! Glad you are all having such a wonderful time at the beach! We haven’t been to the beach yet with our youngest but we’re going in August. Can’t wait to see how he likes it :)

  • Christine
    May 30, 2012 at 5:40 pm

    I love OBX too…a perfect low key family vacation…hope to get there this year with my brood. I’m glad to see you brought the crockpot with you. The thought of getting dinner ready after a long day near the water was often unappealing but we can’t afford to eat out every meal. We were happy to have the crockpot there.

  • Jenna
    June 3, 2012 at 8:38 am

    A trip to OBX is on our list of things to do with our kiddos too!! Looks like your wonderful time!!! Yeah for long naps, they are gifts to parents of youngins!!!