Our trip to the Outerbanks!!!!!

We had a wonderful time (minus some tween arguments) at OBX! We took trips to the beach, light house, and Kill Devil Hills. Fishing was a high priority activity, along with boogie boarding, eating, swimming, and walking. I posted so many pictures. They are not in order because of the number of them and I have Aiden walking around me pushing my computer chair.

Aaron is surf fishing. It is so much fun! All of the big boys did it and so did I!
Aaron is walking along the boardwalk of the Bodie (pronounced body) Lighthouse. At the end is a deck and magnificent veiw!
This is how Aiden spent most of his trip! This wagon was a lifesavor! My back gave out after holding him walking over dunes and a long run/walk.
Here we are minus Gramme (she's taking the pic), Carl Sr., and Carl Jr.
The Bodie lighthouse was beautiful and about to undergo a 2 year reno. We met the son of the last lighthouse keeper: John Gaskill. His father was Vernon Gaskill. It was a beautiful day!
Here my honey is surf fishing. This was so much fun!
While he was fishing, I came upon DNR and a turtle nest made the night before. It's so much fun. The Logerhead turtle does a breaststroke (below in the picture).

He caught 6-7 of these croaker fish. They really croak! We also caught so many hermit crabs. Some were smaller than rice. They were attached to seaweed.
Here are two pics showing the empty beach on our fishing excursion. I am getting depressed thinking about it. I would love living there, except that I would never be able to straighten my mess of wavy hair.

Gramme is carrying a sleepy baby.
This was a calm evening.
The seagulls fascinated Aiden.
Carl and the girls. Aaron was recovering from a boogie board fight;)
Love my guys!
We're off to see the wizard...actually we were going to the beach (2 -3 minute walk).

Here we are at Kill Devil Hills. This dune was the site of the Wright Brothers first heavier-than-air flight in December 1903. We climbed to the top to visit the Wright Brothers Memorial which is visible for miles.

It was a very long winding way to the top!

This is the hazy, but beautiful view from the top!





Before we arrived at the beach house, we stopped to enjoy our picnic lunch at a beautiful rest area. We enjoyed it!

We went to Manteo for a graveyard adventure (I was the winner;), wonderful sandwiches, fossils, and fish.


Aiden enjoyed his first bite of a pickle!!!! He wouldn't stop eating them!




We also enjoyed our pool at the house!


Aiden really loved our bed!


Duke also enjoyed the beach!

Boys digging for sand fleas while grampy fishes.

Gramme and Aiden
The boys
I love his excitement!
Barely saw that top lip the entire vacay!
The girls
First beach trip




Best of friends:)
A fitting end to our trip! Notice Aaron holding his nose because he is under the apes toosh! He's histerical sometimes!