Outer Banks, NC vacation

We got home from a fabulous beach trip to the Outer Banks with Aunt Samantha! The house we stayed in was really nice and it was just a short walk to the beach. You should have seen us- 3 adults, 2 small kids, and TONS of stuff! Sadie rode to the beach in our wagon and was wedged in with all of our beach stuff!

The girls woke up at regular time, so we took to the beach early for just a quick look!

Eloise's first view of the ocean!

First toes in the sand!

Sadie loved building sand cities, flying the kite, and standing in the surf, letting the waves crash on her legs!

The weather was beautiful, but a little chilly for swimming in the ocean, so we just enjoyed the crashing waves and the gorgeous view!

 We took a little trip to the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Sadie and Eloise were too small to climb, so we just walked around. 

 We had some pretty good seafood while we were there!

 Eloise was a great beach baby!

 Eloise wasn't sure about the water!

 Sleeping on the beach is the best! The ocean is a natural white noise maker!

We sure do love Aunt Samantha and we're so glad we were able to have this long weekend with her!!

snow days

Friday afternoon (after it snowed and iced all day long) we went out to see what the neighborhood looked like. Sadie much preferred pulling the sled rather than riding in it. I don't think she liked the snow/ice falling in her face. Thankfully the conference that Brad was supposed to speak at in Asheville on Friday was cancelled, so he was home with us for a long weekend!

 When we walked back to the house, the snow had stopped falling, so we had fun making snowballs!

Saturday morning we went out and Brad and Sadie loved sledding on the hill across from our house!

 Yesterday afternoon was definitely chillier than in the morning, so we weren't out for very long.

We went out for a little while this morning, but it was really icy and so it wasn't much fun for any of us. Sadie did take a ride in the sled to the pond, which was much safer than walking!