Spring Break Beach Trip! Day 4
We took things a little easier today, since we’ve been pushing pretty hard, and it was rather soggy and windy this morning, anyway. Lots of whitecaps out on the water! The kids played around the house, with their new puzzle, and their Lego suitcase kits. The weather cleared up this afternoon, and we went out for dinner at Sanitary for some yummy seafood. 🙂 Kendall loves the little balcony outside of the yellow bedroom, and the high winds made it even more fun! “Now we have to...
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The spring break fun continued today (after a “healthy” breakfast, of course!) Today we were off to the aquarium, always a good time. 🙂 Brian really liked this gigantic plushie sting ray, but it’s nearly as big as him, pretty impractical. We convinced him that just taking pictures with it was okay. 😉 Brian did get a shark tooth necklace at the Wings store, something he wanted to do after seeing a coupon for a free one in the guidebook magazine we’d picked up. We...
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We visited the aquarium today! We let the kids do the fun green screen photos again. 🙂 It’s cool that they email you all the different photos! Really helps avoid the indecisiveness and meltdowns at checkout....
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Our education spring break beach trip rolls on, as today we went to the Crystal Coast Visitor Center, Beaufort, and the NC Maritime Museum (or the “Pirate Museum”, as the kids call it!) Brian continued to take good notes, and both kids enjoyed doing the scavenger hunt. Everyone likes the Lego Pirate Ship that was on display–it’s out of production, but I might try to track it down (Kendall really likes the mermaid!) We had a passable lunch at the Royal James Cafe...
Read MoreSpring Break Beach Trip! Day 1
We lost most of Spring Break, thanks to the two solid weeks of snow days.. However, we’re pressing forward with our planned trip to the beach! Sue wasn’t able to come down with us, and it just isn’t the same without her–and my dad. I keep expecting to see him sitting out on the deck, drinking his morning coffee. I’m having some pretty tough moments, where the grief really hits me.. So much of him is in this house, this place, this saltwater wind and waving...
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The annual ‘Canes Alumni Game came around right before our trip to the beach. Kendall, Brian, and myself went as Alison was wanting to get things finished up around the house before we left. And I know from experience, one can be much more productive without the kids under foot sometimes! It was another fun game that was less about the score, and more about the fun, especially the narration by the TV play-by-play man, John Forslund. He gets to really let his hair down and make it fun for...
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