• Travel

    Hatteras Island

    We spent our first week of summer break on Hatteras Island. We aren’t very good at sitting around in beach chairs and relaxing, as you can see from the pics of our adventures. We obsessed over catching blue crabs in the canal at our rental house and the Haulover, chased the sunsets, paddled the sound, hiked a few trails, rode the ferry, climbed walls and walked the more remote beaches. It’s good to be home. Lighthouse Rd, Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Rd, Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Rd, Cape Hatteras Pelican view at the Jolly Roger Pub and Marina Trying to snag the big shells at Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Swimming in sweatpants Crab…

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    Images from Emerald Isle

    We spent last week at Emerald Isle with family, and these are some of my favorite images from the trip. The windy air was humid and salty, so I was struggling to keep the lens clean, but the weather was absolutely gorgeous. Huge thanks go out to Joe’s mom for hosting us! Biggest shells: the very end of the island at low tide Best meal out: The Trading Post Loudest noise: the cannon at Fort Macon Most beautiful view: the night stars Unexpected nature moment: a seagull and pelican fishing together multiple days in a row Smartest decision: long sleeve rash guard

  • Travel

    Wrightsville Beach Girls Weekend Pictures

    Flock of birds over the sound Pier at The Oceanic The seagull thought I was a little too close and took to the sky Ruffled feathers Seagull on the pier The jetty at the end of Wrightsville Beach Up close on the jetty Sunset over the sound Seagull watches out over the sound Sunset over the sound

  • Travel

    North Topsail Island

    Does anyone else travel to a destination and take more photos of the wildlife than their kids? Today we took a day trip to North Topsail and caught a few hours of play time before the rain came. I snapped a few cute ones of the boys, but they typically move too quickly or stick up a hand to block the photo (I don’t blame them for that). After we boogie boarded and body surfed, we walked down the shore to look for shells at low tide. Wookie helped me send the black bird into flight. We snuck up on birds at a tidal pool, and he waited for me…