Surfing Lesson

On our last day of vacation, Emmy and Aidan took a surfing lesson together. They had a blast and they both did great - although they were exhausted by the end!! Maybe I'll take one with them next year!!!

Currituck Lighthouse

Today Aoife, my Dad and mom and I took a break from the beach and headed up to the top of the Currituck Lighthouse! It was a windy day but the view was beautiful and a great break from the heat once you got all the way to the top!  So much fun - a definite must when visiting the area!!

Corrolla Beach

 This year we had one week between lacrosse finishing and football starting to go on vacation. We went with my parents to Corrolla Beach in the outer banks of NC. It was gorgeous and so much fun. The house was beautiful and huge - so big that everyone could have had their own bedroom - we couldn't keep Declan and Aoife apart though! The house was a minute walk from the beach and even had it's own pool AND hot tub - everyone was happy about that!
We had a big kitchen and cooked awesome dinners every night, spent tons of time on the beach, went swimming, ate lots of ice cream and just relaxed. It was exactly what we needed!!

Wilmington, NC

 Before we left to drive back home, we stopped in Wilmington to check out the downtown.  We walked around for about an hour, had some pizza for lunch and got back in the car to drive home.  I wasn't very impressed with Wilmington.  It was filthy and didn't live up to its potential at all. 

Dinner and Mini Golf

 After a fun day of swimming on the beach, we went to dinner and then to play mini golf!  Aoife finally got into the ocean and decided that she loved surfing in the shallows. She's so cute and did it for hours!  After building up a good appetite, we went to eat lots of friend seafood for dinner and then played "keep Declan away from everyone's golf balls" for an hour or so!  Mini golf with a two year old is always a huge failure!
Since we are getting toward the end of our week on the beach, we went for an evening swim at the pool after golf - it was a perfect night with a full moon rising over the beach!