- 10am - 2pm: Beach day at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
- 2 - 4pm: Naps
- 5pm: Swim in the pool
- 6:30pm: Visit Currituck Beach Lighthouse
- 7pm: Dinner in Corolla
Day 7: Currituck Beach Lighthouse and Pack up to go home
- 10am: Climb Currituck Beach Lighthouse
- 11am: Head home - We'll miss you, Outer Banks!
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
For our last full day in OBX, we drove down to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. This was the most amazing beach ever. There was just us and the beach for as far as you could see. We walked all along the beach looking for "sheshells", played in the waves, built sandcastles and skim boarded. Unfortunately, it started to rain pretty hard, so we had to leave a little earlier than we wanted to, but it was a fantastic day.
I love some of these photos of the boys because you can tell that we were totally by ourselves on this gorgeous seashore. In this first picture of Jordan, he's standing at the water's edge just contemplating the wonders of the universe. :-)
I love some of these photos of the boys because you can tell that we were totally by ourselves on this gorgeous seashore. In this first picture of Jordan, he's standing at the water's edge just contemplating the wonders of the universe. :-)
Swimming in the Pool
I'm pretty sure Matthew's favorite part of the whole vacation was diving to the bottom of the pool. Seriously, he can't even swim, but he'll dive to the bottom of the pool and push off the ground with his little feet to rocket himself back to the surface. It was so hilarious. I've included a video this time too. I'm recording him under the water, and as he's diving, he looks at the camera as if to say, "You're getting this, right? How awesome am I?!" No joke - this kid is going to be the next Michael Phelps.
Jordan also loved the pool, but he preferred to stay in the kiddie pool. :-)
Currituck Beach Lighthouse
What is it about lighthouses that are so romantic? I adore them. The Outer Banks is home to 4 or 5 lighthouses, but we were only able to make it to one. The Currituck Beach Lighthouse (just about 1 mile from our house) was built in 1875. All of the lighthouses were painted with different designs (some stripes, checkers, etc.) so sailors could tell where they were along the coast. The Currituck Lighthouse was kept the original red brick, though. Anyway, there's your history lesson for today, and here are some pictures. :)
The lighthouse was closed when we went on Friday, so we just got some pictures with everyone at the bottom that day. Jeremy and I returned with the boys on Saturday so we could climb the 214-step spiral staircase to the top.
(this picture taken earlier in the week when my dad and Max climbed to the top)
I'm pretty sure Matthew's favorite part of the whole vacation was diving to the bottom of the pool. Seriously, he can't even swim, but he'll dive to the bottom of the pool and push off the ground with his little feet to rocket himself back to the surface. It was so hilarious. I've included a video this time too. I'm recording him under the water, and as he's diving, he looks at the camera as if to say, "You're getting this, right? How awesome am I?!" No joke - this kid is going to be the next Michael Phelps.
Jordan also loved the pool, but he preferred to stay in the kiddie pool. :-)
Currituck Beach Lighthouse
What is it about lighthouses that are so romantic? I adore them. The Outer Banks is home to 4 or 5 lighthouses, but we were only able to make it to one. The Currituck Beach Lighthouse (just about 1 mile from our house) was built in 1875. All of the lighthouses were painted with different designs (some stripes, checkers, etc.) so sailors could tell where they were along the coast. The Currituck Lighthouse was kept the original red brick, though. Anyway, there's your history lesson for today, and here are some pictures. :)
The lighthouse was closed when we went on Friday, so we just got some pictures with everyone at the bottom that day. Jeremy and I returned with the boys on Saturday so we could climb the 214-step spiral staircase to the top.
(this picture taken earlier in the week when my dad and Max climbed to the top)
2 comments:
Looks like a wonderful vacation! You are building some great memories with your children! If you're ever in the Louisville area, let me know so you can come see me!
Awesome beach pictures. Matt is a little fish. So cute.
I am so glad you all had a wonderful vacation together. Thanks for posting pictures. We love you guys.
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