The house was beautiful and located close to the beach. It was three floors which meant lots of stairs covered in carpet. But this meant that there was lots of stairs to fall down, which I of course did immediately. I was trying to follow mommy upstairs to the top floor and she thought I was with daddy and he thought I was with mommy. In all reality I was left to my own devices. No one really knows what happened but I do know that I came tumbling down and landed at the bottom with a big kaboom! Other than a few tears shed, I was back up and at it in no time. With order being restored we headed out to the pool. Shortly thereafter, Meredith, Anthony and Margo arrived and in tote they brought a giant turtle that was turned into a ship that was sailed between the parents at each end of the pool. In addition to the turtle, we had plenty of blow up objects that filled the pool and kept each of us entertained.
The rest of the week played out much as to be expected being near the beach. We would awake and head to the top floor for breakfast. After breakfast we would gather our stuff for the beach and head on out. After setting up on the beach, daddy and Jason would dig a big hole and trench for the kids to play in. We would spend all morning playing in the sand and attempting to fill the hole with water. The daddy’s would trudge down to the ocean to fill sand pales with water and we would fill the sand pales with sand until so full that you would have to pound out the sand. It was a never ending cycle but one that kept us entertained. In between all this, left playing in the waves. I never grew tired of letting the water chase me, and in turn running after the waves that went back out to sea. I was engrossed by the water washing upon my feet and upon it returning, leaving my feet buried in the sand. I loved having daddy or mommy chase after me while I ran out into the ocean or sweep me up before the ocean could. There were a few times I was knocked down but with no lasting effects, I would get right back up and do it again.
After spending the morning on the beach we would head back to the house, eat lunch and take naps giving the adults down time to swim, read or prepare dinner. Speaking of dinner, we had some pretty fantastic dinners. In between such dinners consisting of chicken enchiladas and blackened chicken, we had a shrimp boil with all the fixings. The last night we all headed out to Top Dog/Max’s?? where we enjoyed some local fare.
We were also able to check out some local businesses which provided a couple of hours of tourist shopping when it was raining. Another day we headed down to Cape Hatteras to explore the Lighthouse and Museum with lunch out at Dirty Dick’s Crab House?? It a place that just screamed Uncle Toddy all over it, so we had to buy him a shirt to commemorate our visit. It said something like “I got crabs from Dirty Dick’s.” We only ended up here after the Frisco Sandwich Company was closed; we heard they have great pickles, but we wouldn’t know as they aren’t open on Mondays! Another site we ventured out to see was the bay. We found a pier that we were able to walk all the way out onto the sound, to only discover a giant sheep dog with his owners. Although huge and intimidating he was a really nice doggy! A few of the mornings allowed us to venture out on the bikes we rented. As much as I enjoyed riding on the back of daddy, I wasn’t so fond of my bike helmet. After I got over the initial fight with the helmet and realizing I wasn’t going to win, I found myself relaxing and enjoying the ride. At one point, I was so relaxed that I ended up falling asleep which proved to be uncomfortable for daddy as that pesky helmet kept hitting him in the back as my head kept bobbing; but mind you, it kept my head safe, as my mommy kept saying!
I loved our vacation to the Outer Banks and can’t wait to go back. It’s a good thing we’re already booked for a return visit the week of Memorial Day. Let the countdown to sand digging begin!
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