We had breakfast with Chris at a little restaurant on the pier. He did get to stay very long since he had to go back to work. Corey and I wanted to spend some more time on the beach, so went to the beach in Kitty Hawk. The waves were really rough today! One hit me the wrong way and sent me tumbling. It flipped me upside down and slammed my shoulder into the sand. My back was really hurting after that. We saw some kite-boarders up the beach from us. It was...

Today it is raining. We've been pretty fortunate to have had such good weather. At this time last week, we wondered if we would be able to come because of all the storms! We've been trying to figure out a time to visit the Aquarium and decided today would be the day. The North Carolina Aquarium is located on Roanoke Island. Jamie and his family were delayed, so Corey and I went to the Roanoke Island Festival Park. They have a replica of an Elizabethan ship and a...

Today we got together with the Earlys for some more beach time. When we arrived, Caroline and Cooper were getting ready for their naps. We manged to tear Jamie away, and the three of us headed to the beach. The waves were pretty perfect today. We've heard that they were pretty calm most of the summer, but the storms seem to have shaken up the water a bit. We all went swimming for a while and then Corey and I did some boogie boarding. We tried to wait for everyo...

4x4 Beach Today there is a Surf Advisory caused by Hurricane Ike. It's amazing to me that storms that far away can affect the beaches here! Since the rip tides made swimming dangerous, we decided to check another adventure off our list. Corey has been dying to take his new jeep off-road. We heard there was an area north of Corolla (pronounced Core-ahllah down here) where you can drive your vehicles out onto the beach. We stopped in Duck, NC along the way fo...

Wild Waves We met up with Corey's good friends the Earlys today. Corey and Jamie have been best friends since 3rd grade. We spent the day in the pool at the house they rented. Their beach house is called "Lost Shaker of Salt" after the lyric from Jimmy Buffet. We played pool volleyball for hours while Jamey's little boy Cooper and his brother's little girl Caroline took their naps. We all ventured together to the beach. The surf was really rough ...