Outer Banks, NC

This past weekend we went down to Duck, NC in the Outer Banks. Drew and I have been wanting to take a little vacation down there since we moved here and there were some friends from our ward going that we went with. We stayed in a fabulously big house so close to the beach that it took only a few minutes to walk there. This was the first time Makenna had been to the beach or in a pool. She didn't quite know what to make of the sand (she did a face plant and ended up eating it) or the pool (it was supposedly supposed to be heated, but felt arctic to us). We had fun cooking for everyone and getting to know some new people. We had an awesome time down there and can't wait to get back! Below is our first day at the beach. We were a little unprepared having a baby there. I forgot to bring some toys for her and didn't have anything to give us some shade. We learned our lesson and bought an umbrella to bring down there as well as her toys.
This is Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the tallest lighthouse in the U.S. We took a gorgeous Sunday drive down the Outer Banks and ended up at the eastern-most point, Hatteras. We wanted to climb the lighthouse, but weren't allowed to carrying a baby up the stairs. Maybe next time.

Drew put Makenna's legs in the ocean. In short, she hated it. It was seriously freezing, however, my polar bear husband dove in and body surfed before hypothermia set in.
This is at the Wright Brothers Memorial in Kitty Hawk. It was very cool to see where their plane took off for the first time and where they camped out. It was super windy up there, but our baby was a good sport!


Down by the pool-

Stacie Nelson and me with Makenna and Lindy. They're 3 weeks apart and played together while we were there. It was cute watching them just check eachother out. On a side note, Makenna started to crawl this week! Augh! She's been so close for about a week now, but finally learned to put one hand forward and pull her leg forward to follow. She finally had a huge living room to move around in, compared to our tiny apartment.