Family Day!

Robbie and I thought it would be a great idea for a "Family Day" before I headed back to school. We started our day off by having breakfast at McDonalds. Then we headed to the Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores.

Question: What is the benefit of having your daddy/husband, who is a captain and is on the water 24/7, accompany you to the aquarium?

Answer: You do not have to waste your time reading the information signs because... he knows the names of ALL of the fish and ALL of the information about them!!! YES!!!



I thought these replicas of fish were cool looking. Lauren didn't want any part of the them though!





After we toured the aquarium we stopped by the gift shop where Lauren picked out her new water bottle with "fishes" on it. We then headed to Atlantic Beach to look at Fort Macon. I have not seen it in years. On the way Lauren fell asleep so we continued to take a drive to Beaufort. Robbie showed me where he weighs in some fish during some local tournaments. It was nice to just drive. For lunch, we ate at the Sanitary Restaurant. It was delicious! We then decided to take Lauren to a local park in Morehead City. It was so cool!

Our little astronaut!

Weee...

Lauren was the X's!

We slid down the slide. It was so fun!

This was a neat contraption! I had to try it out!


Lauren playing some music!

"The Park" I couldn't fit it all in one picture!

Time to go...

Lauren enjoying her new water bottle!


We ended our afternoon by stopping by my school so I could get the key to my classroom. I was off to work the next day to start preparing my room! Where did the summer go...

A Day at the Base Beach

It is always a great day when we get a chance to go to the Base Beach. Grandy made $10 sandwiches so it was not a great day but an awesome day! Adam was lucky to have off so him and his friend Josh joined us. Aunt Jayne was still in town. I don't know how I missed photo opts of her and Josh but I will get you both next time!

Lauren and Grandy playing with bubbles!

Lauren and her Nana! XOXO

Lauren with her Uncle Adam!

Oceanside pictures...


Grandy with grandchildren and great-grandchild...PRICELESS! Love you Grandy aka Nana!!

A Day at Hammocks Beach

July 12, 2010 was a wondeful day in what Robbie calls PARADISE...aka Hammocks Beach! We made our little spot on a nearby sandbar. We had it all to ourselves!

Robbie with his "First Mate!"

Lauren with her Aunt Jayne! We were so happy to have her visiting from Mississippi!

Lauren checking out the crab that Robbie caught with his cast net!


"Footprints in the Sand"

The sisters relaxing...

Lauren taking a splash!

Lauren being a big helper!

Shell searching...

Our one legged friend!

Lauren enjoying some Wavy LAYS!

Lauren and her Daddy playing in the sand! XOXO


Lauren and Aunt Jayne napping!

Priceless...

My mom sending her brother John some heart felt messages. He was in our thoughts and prayers as he was preparing to have open heart surgery.






On our way home from a blessed day!

4th of July!

We were very busy this 4th of July. To begin our day we went to church where we had our VBS performace. After the performance, we had a 4th of July picnic at church. We had a great time and were very proud of Lauren!

We then headed home for a quick nap before we headed to the family reunion. Robbie's family always has a family reunion on the first sunday in July. The food and conversations were great. Lauren enjoyed playing on the playground! She also won a sand bucket with toys and a tiara with a wond from the raffle.


Lauren playing peek-a-boo with Grandma Karen!



Lauren saying "PLEASE!"


Lauren and her cousin Danielle. They traded glasses!


Lauren and her cousin Emma playing!




Lauren and Emma!

After the reunion, we went to my parents house to visit them and Uncle Adam. After our visit, we headed home for sparklers and a few fireworks. Lauren thought they were neat. I would ask her if they were "pretty" and she would shake her head yes and say, "pretty!" Then it was finally time for bed only to realize little bit was running a fever of 102.2...oh no...I thought she was just warm from the heat! She is better today so I am thinking it was caused from teething. She is teething up a storm. All in all, it was an eventful day! We hope you all had a safe and HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

Pretty SPARKLERS!

Vacation Bible School

Lauren attended her first VBS this past week! She had a little hard time adjusting the first night in the nursery. She did not want to be away from me. Needless to say she hung around with me and her Uncle Dan. I wasn't sure if I should bring her back the next night but I really wanted her to get used to staying with other people and meeting new friends. The rest of the week went a lot better. She enjoyed playing with her new friends, singing, dancing and blowing bubbles! I was so proud of her on Sunday when she received her VBS certificate and having perfect attendance!

Lauren wearing her VBS shirt!




Some Misc. pictures!

Lauren enjoying some pancakes, sausage and blueberries!

YUMMY!

Lauren sporting her USMC tank and my shoes!