Outer Banks Beach Trip

In early June, we took our annual beach trip to the Outer Banks with Meghan's entire family. It was a week full of sun time, pool time, beach time, sleeping late, ice cream and donuts. What could be better? The kids really enjoyed the pool and the beach, and Isabel enjoyed the excursions into the Town of Duck to get some "pink" ice cream. The only problem with going to the beach in June is that our vacation is already over and we have half of the year left!

Below are some photos from the trip. The kids are growing fast and developing their own opinions....which they tend to express more often and loudly than we would like!

We rented two bikes and a trailer for the kids and went on a couple of bike rides around the town of Duck. We even found a couple of up/down "roller coaster" hills where the kids yelled "Go Daddy go! Faster!"


Isabel loves her dresses and has the cutest little-girl smile this side of the Mississippi. Often it is a mischievous smile, but it is still cute :-)


Every year we take family photos on the beach. Maybe one of these years we will get a photo where all 4 of us look at the camera and smile!


Here are two fake smile...but at least they tried!

Isabel loves her "big" brother Cameron :-)

Cameron loved playing on the beach with his dump truck. This dump truck was Jason's when he was a kid. Cameron still did not like the ocean very much, but maybe next year he'll go in the water!

Duchess enjoyed her daily afternoon Frisbee sessions on the beach. :-) Dixie also enjoyed chasing her ball on the beach every day, and even went into the water a lot.

The water guns were a big hit in the pool...Cameron and Isabel enjoyed getting grandpa and grandma wet!

Isabel showing her little mischievous smile again, as she wielded her water weapon and got everyone wet!

When he needed a break from the sun, Cameron studied his math and science to prepare for his Duke application in 2026!