Our Easter visit

It all started out on Thursday night, Chelsea flew in early so we picked her up from the New Bern airport, and headed off to Kaden's baseball practice. Then Mom and Dad and Jason came in about 11:30 that night, got to love stand by. Friday we just chilled. The kids went to school because they didn't want to miss their Easter parties. We all walked to pick them up. Then 6:30 a.m. Saturday we got up and started our journey to the Outer Banks. Our first leg a 2 hour drive to the ferry at Swanquarter. We were on the ferry for 2 1/12.

And nothing works up an appetite than a long boring ferry ride, of snacking and playing cards and the occasional nap. We got off at Ocracoke and ate lunch at Jasons, he looks rather upset that they stole his name.

Thanks for the yummy lunch Dad.
Then with full bellies we continued to Cape Hatteras, another ferry ride to get there but only about 30 minutes this time.

Then is was off to Kill Devil Hills to see the Wright Brother Museum. This was about a 1 1/2 hour car ride up the Outer Banks. I have been wanted my dad to see the Wright Brother Museum since we saw it last year so I was excited the he could go there. This is at the top of the hill were the monument. A great view!!!


Then it was off to the beach after a long search for my dads lost cell phone. We did not find it, but the day after some one called from it and it is on its way home. There are good honest people left in the world.My favorite hubby was able to spend the day with us, I'm so glad he got a little break.

The water was so cold and only Kali and Tayler got in. Not by choice. Kali fell running from waves and Tayler was playing in a hole that Kali and Jason dug for him and the waves got a little to high and filled in his hole. He was so sad. A long fun day with the fam. After another 2 1/2 car ride we were home.
On Sunday the Easter Bunny found us. I forgot to take pictures of the kids baskets but Kaden got Super Mario Bros. Brawl for the Wii, Tanner got speakers for his MP3 player and Kali got a Webkin and some way cute sunglasses. Jason hates to celebrate holidays so we forced him to join in the pictures.
Kali loves her Jason.
Dying Easter eggs is really fun especially with an almost 2 year old. Talyer loved to plop his eggs into the color and they both ended up crushed by the time he was done. And he had bright pink hands for the rest of the day.
Jason and my dad had to leave on Monday to get back to life, but Chelsea, Tayler and Grandma got to stay. Kali is Grandma's little buddy.Tuesday we went to Lake Lopus, I don't know if that is the real name but that is what Kevin calls it. Mom by the Azalea's.

While we were there Kali found 2 eggs on the ground that a duck had abandoned, so she made a nest for them out of pine straw and covered them with some feather that she found on the ground.

This is us feeding the ducks, geese, seagulls and we were trying to get the turtles over by us but they wouldn't budge off the rock behind us.Then off the River Park North. Tayler loved piggy back rides from the kiddo's

Photo shoot in the swamp



There is a little play ground by the walking trail. Kali was sitting on the seals head and slid off and her belt got stuck and instead of helping her we all grabbed our camera and started shooting. It was so funny.

On the way to the airport I wanted to take Tayler to see more turtles in little Washington. The kids got Bills hot dogs and we took a little walk down the boardwalk. Tanner found a cell phone on a bench, so we thought we would pay it forward and find out who's it was and called home and a lady answered and had just left the boardwalk with her grand kids, and was very thankful that we called and she came back and got the cell phone.







The kids watching for turtles. There were only a few out.
Before everyone came Kali's tooth was very loose. She wanted to wait to pull it until everyone got there. On the way to the airport Chelsea told her she need to loose it before they left. So Kali put her fingers in her mouth and her tooth popped right out. Kali said "look I lost my tooth" no one believed her. But there it was. Cute girl. Thanks for taking time to visit, we really appreciate it. It makes being so far away not so hard.