Here is a better back to school picture. I was camera challenged this morning so please forgive me!
04 September 2012
A better first day of school picture!
Here is a better back to school picture. I was camera challenged this morning so please forgive me!
First Day of School!
First day of High School for Brock! He was up at 5:30a.....
Said goodbye to Sister around 6:25 and out the door at 6:30 to catch the bus!
Grace was ready to go at 8:30 wearing her patrol belt and ready to start 6th grade!
Here's hoping it will be a great year for both!
End of Summer 2012
If Daisy is at the pool, it must be Labor Day! The neighborhood pool closes at 5pm on Labor Day. At 4:30, they invite all the pool members to bring their dogs in to swim. Daisy doesn't swim or even go into the pool. She sits outside the fence, watches all the dogs and the kids and barks her head off!
Rosie pup was a little overwhelmed, but enjoyed herself.
I have a really annoying video of Daisy barking, but am having technical difficulties posting. It is probably a blessing for you!
Campfire on the beach
On our last night, we had a campfire on the beach. S'mores and ghost stories.....
We had a great time!
More fishing pics!
Here is the whole crew fishing on the pier. 2 Vaughns, 3 Wilsons, 4 Dickens and 2 dads.
It was quite the crew.
Marshall caught the best looking fish. All the kids caught something. It was a catch and release afternoon.
Surprisingly, Elizabeth was content to be in charge of the bait. She cut up the sqids and fish guts and put it on the hooks.
Another great catch!
26 August 2012
Beach bathtub
Grace and Elizabeth made a beach bath tub.
Rosie was happy to watch them work.
Elizabeth tried it out for size.....
The water was a little cold when the bath tub was filled!
Beach life
We were lucky that Steve has a four wheel drive pick up truck that he could take driving on the remote areas of the beach. The kids enjoyed piling into the bed of the truck and cruising along the surf. Hatteras has a large population of sea turtles and they work hard to protect their nesting areas. Here is a nest site that has been blocked off. We didn't see any turtles... maybe next time.....
If you look closely, you can see the lighthouse in the distance!
We did see lots of crabs- mainly ghost crabs. Gracie is holding a tiny one in this picture. Once the sun went down, the kids would grab flashlights and head lamps and go down to the beach to see the ghost crabs. They would chase them down and catch them with the nets- then turn them loose again. The adult crabs are quite large and all of them can run really fast. It was funny to watch the kids squeal and chase them in the dark :)
Here the afternoon storm was rolling in.....
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
One rainy morning the kids and I went to the Cape Hatteras lighthouse. The National Park Service runs the site and you can climb to the top of the lighthouse for a great view of the island.
It is only 257 winding steps up to the top!
It was a little windy and a little wet at the top, but we enjoyed it!
Fishing off the pier
Brock, Marshall and Sam enjoyed fishing off the public pier in Hatteras Village. This is the dock where the fishing boats come in at the end of the day. You could watch them offload their catch and see all sorts of interesting boats and people. Next time I think we will go out on a charter to fish!
Playing on the beach
We had a great time on the beach. Grace is a beach girl thru and thru! She enjoyed every minute she could get in the surf. The three girls (Grace, Elizabeth and Lizzy) had a great time.
Elizabeth and Grace rode the boogie boards in the surf.
Jake was a good sport as the kids worked on burying him in the sand.
Elizabeth was a mermaid!
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