Happy Fathers Day!

Happy Fathers day to my wonderful husband. You are the most wonderful father to our children, they are blessed to call you dad. In honor of your 11th fathers day I am doing the top 11 reasons you are the best dad EVER!

1. You were the only dad at the beach last week surfing/trying to surf.
2. You always put MH to bed when she asks, no matter how long or hard your day.
3. You can fix anything!
4. You are the best at getting out splinters with your pocket knife.
5. You're strong enough to throw them around in the pool.
6. You always buy the best junk food, when mom sends you to the store.
7. You always put the family first.
8. You never yell or get mad, you are the calm in the storm.
9. You kill the bugs that some how make their way into our house occasionally.
10. You know how to download music off of i-tunes.
11. You make the best pancakes EVER!!!!!!!

Thank you for being the best husband and father we could ever ask for!

Surf's Up

Here is video of DP surfin'. Although the beach/ocean here has not been conducive to as much surfing as Ocean Isle, he has still enjoyed catching a few waves. He's not half bad, I wish we were closer so that he could do it more often. I thought a certain surfin' g-ma in Florida might enjoy this...A LOT!

Cor-ooooh-la Wild Horses

This evening we went to Corolla to see the 4WD beaches. JB loved the adventure of the 4WD beach trying to make our Tahoe go "where no man has gone before." Cora, MH, Mia and I enjoyed seeing the wild horses, they were definitely not afraid of humans and MH could not understand why we could not pet them. They were beautiful, it was so cool to see them minding their own business, while we crazies drove up and down the beach.

What you can't see here is the haze we are enjoying. There is a wild fire west of here, sending tons of smoke and ash our way. The weather is HOT! It is supposed to cool off tomorrow, hopefully it will and we can enjoy some of the sights we've been putting off like Jockey's Ridge. The kids are still loving the pool, and we are all enjoying some place to cool off in this terrible heat. Last night we went to see " The Lost Colony" the longest running outdoor drama in the US, it is entering it's 71 season. The play was great, the kids liked seeing the costumes and we did the backstage tour before hand. We also tried a resturant last night that had been recommended by friends (you know who you are Teresa and Donna) that completely grossed us out. That was 85 dollars down the toilet. Tonight we had better success with a resturant suggested by a local, it was good and I would eat there again sometime.

I will try to post some more pictures when I can, I have a slow connection here and it takes a while (if ever.)

I See the Ocaen!!

We made it here, the weather is HOT, HOT, HOT! The beach is wonderful, the ocean (yes, I do know how to spell it, I did that on purpose, ask Leo) is cold! The pool in our backyard is perfect. We are all so happy. MH and Mia were in the pool at 7:30 this morning, and I expect them to be there at 7:30 tonight as well. The boys love all of it, especially the pyramid bunk bed in their room. Our house is huge, much more spacious for two families. I will post pics later when we get them off the camera. Once again, I wish I was sharing the beach with someone who is eating cheese sticks served on french fries. But I am happy just the same, but thinking of you.

Pictures to follow..

Leavin' on a Jetplane..

No, not really, but we are heading to the Outer Banks today (really tomorrow.) We are all so excited , except JB who has just lived through probably the worst week ever at work. He needs the vacation terribly, and I hope we can all get some rest and relaxation. I will blog from Southern Shores but unless we can hack into a neighbors wireless, I will not be able to post any pictures. Off I go to a happy place, nothing like a week of sleeping, reading, laying on the beach, eating and exploring a totally new place (none of us have been there before!)

Until later......