Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day weekend consisted of: 

Golfcart/Powerwheel Races:

Fishing:

Beautiful Sunsets:

Scotts Birthday Dinner at Old Salt:

MudPie Making:

Windy Days, Pig Pickin', and great times with family and friends!

Mudcats Game

Its nice to live so close to the Mudcats Stadium.

We dont get to visit often, but when we do we have a great time!

Everything is Tuesday...

Our Tuesdays for the past have consisted of two things in the evenings. Ballet and Pizza!

Build Me Up Buttercup!

One day after church we decided to drive around Washington and Tyrrell Counties. The Buttercups are by the "ma-millions" as Grace says. We decided one field was too pretty not to stop and take a few photos.

Snow Day

Back in February we had a snow day. A really good dusting of snow, just enough to go out and play in. I was at the Oyster Bar but Brooke had Grace and she and Crewe got to go out and play!

Seafood Fest, Part 2 | Boating

Instead of going to the Seafood Festival by car, we decided we'd go by boat. :) It was a long trip and I was concerned how well Grace would do having to be so confined and wear a life jacket for so long but she was such a trooper!

The weather traveling down on Friday was the most gorgeous fall day!

Seafood Fest, Part 1 | Guy Harvey & Marc Montocchio

Scott, Ann, Grace, and I went to the Morehead City Seafood Festival last month. On the first night Ann had gotten us tickets to a reception at 36 North where Guy Harvey was in town.

Guy Harvey is  is a "marine wildlife artist and conservationist. His depictions of sealife, especially of sportfish such as marlin, are very popular with sportfishermen and have been reproduced in prints, posters, t-shirts, jewelry, clothing, and other consumer items. Harvey is also a very vocal and active advocate for marine conservation, having established the Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI) at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida as well as the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, an organization that funds scientific research and educational initiatives." (wikipedia) It was really cool to meet him. I think Scott owns close to 10-15 Guy Harvey shirts not to mention the posters, and other items we have that he's designed.

I was also just as excited to meet Marc Montocchio. I've always said if I could shadow another artist one day, it would be him. However, I'd need to learn how to dive first. Marc Montocchio specializes in capturing unique and stunning images of ocean wildlife in their natural habitat especially in the deep blue waters of the open ocean. His work has appeared in numerous international publications, including National Geographic, Marlin, Outside Traveler, Africa Geographic, BlueWater, Tide, Out There, Voyages de Pêche, and many more. He and his video footage have appeared on such TV networks as the Discovery Channel.

Crewe's Birthday Party

Hard to believe Crewe is 4! He turned 4 last month and had a family-dinner get together the evening of his birthday!

Happy #4, Crewbie! xoxo

Playing dress up with some of his new dress up clothes!

We sure do love this sweet kiddo!

Nags Head Vacation: Part Three

Our cousins that live in Florida were down for the week! They made a trip to Ocracoke while they were nearby and stopped to visit us in Nags Head on their way through! It was wonderful to see them and get some playtime together in the pool.

L-R: Grace, Sailor, Cutter, Tucker, & Crewe

Scuba Grace ;)

Nags Head Vacation: Part Two

During our Nags Head vacation we only got two beach days in due to rain! This beach day was on Friday! Crewe came and spent the night with us Thursday night so he and Grace could play together and could spend all day on the beach Friday!

Big Daddy & Scott joined us around 3 and Andy and Brooke joined us around 4:30.

Sweet Summertime!

My favorite days of summer are spent on the pier enjoying the sunshine... ...watermelon makes it that much sweeter! :)

Mothers Day

On Mother's Day we went to church with Scott's family at his Nanny's church.

After church we had lunch at my parents. Nanny and Papa came from Williamston, Jackie and David came from Manteo, even Jacquelyn and her boyfriend, Tyler came from Raleigh!

We played cornhole...

Nanny with her daughters: Jackie & Mom, and their daughers, Jacquelyn & me! :)

Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day!