Family pics

We had a little photo shoot on the beach one night. Here a few that came out of that night:

Outing

We took a day off from the beach to hit up the Nags Head/ Kill Devil Hills area. Our plan was to play miniature golf, eat lunch and hike up Jockey's Ridge. However, it was stinkin' hot that day so we barely made it through putt-putt before everyone melted down (literally). Then, we did lunch at Max's Bagel & Deli, followed by Sweet Frog. That helped to cool us down a bit. We never made it to Jockey's Ridge...we'll save that for another trip.

We rode a small train to the first hole. The girls loved that.

Cooling off at Sweet Frog. It makes everything better.

Pool time

Every morning, except one, we headed to the beach for a couple of hours. After we were completely worn out by the sun, we would head back to the house for lunch and nap/rest time. Rest time usually involved a movie for the girls and some shut-eye for the parents. Then, we would hit the pool at our house for an hour or so. Can you see why we're completely exhausted?

The girls are swimming so well. They took lessons for 2 weeks before we left and it made SUCH a difference. Carys had the most dramatic tranformation. She's a little fish (or mermaid, as she likes to refer to herself) now. :-)

Some other fun activities the beach

Here are a few pics of us goofing off around the beach house. There was always a lot of noise from the 4 girls.

A week at the Outer Banks

Heading to the beach on the first day.

Walking the boardwalk.

Someone loves the sand.

Daddy & Carys

We build lots of castles and walls.

Last day at the beach! What a great week, but man, we're tired.

Carys' Preschool Field Trip

Today, the little girls and myself took our first trip to Maymont Park. We went along with Carys' 3 year old preschool class and had a great time. I had no idea that it would be like a mini/free zoo.

 Eliana enjoying the beautiful flowers and butterflies.

 Singing in a circle with her class.

 Playing around the big, old trees.

 Eliana enjoying a cookie and her scrape from our earlier walk.

 Carys (& Eliana) with her teacher Mrs Burns

 The bears were right out in front.

 This black snake was NOT in a cage...just coming down a tree. Cool and freaky.

 Sweet sisters.

 Feeding the goats.

Snow Day!

We've had no snow in Richmond this winter. In fact, we've hardly had winter temps. However, this past week we had a snow thunderstorm and last night we received about 3 inches of snow. The girls were in their snowgear by 8:30 a.m. to play before the warmer temps took the snow away.

Cambria and Eliana loved the snow, and were out for hours. Avery and Carys were inside within a half an hour. The did not enjoy being cold (it was only 35 degrees). Enjoy the pics!

Carys has the best faces.

Sweet Avery!

The master sledder.

Eliana's first snow that she could possibly remember (and she loved it)!

Best Buds!

Hot chocolate and marshmallows (note: Eliana's mouth).

The tooth fairy is coming...

This morning Avery came into my bedroom with a very loose front top tooth. We pulled it out and she is very happy to have a space in the front. I'm always amazed at how different the girls can look with a missing tooth.

American Girl photo shoot

This afternoon, Cambria, Avery, and a neighbor friend had a photo shoot with their American Girl dolls. I cracked up when I downloaded them on the computer.

Uno anyone?