A couple of years ago we hired a photographer to do our family pics in the Outerbanks. This year we decided to get our family pics done in the fall at home (I hope), but we still wanted some beach … Continue reading
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One night Rob built us an incredible bonfire. We sat around and had smores. It was gorgeous to see the light of the fire and listen to the waves crash and stare at the starry sky. Of course the kids … Continue reading
The next few days were pretty much lazy beach days. We walked on the beach, swam in the waves and ate lots of yummy food. We went to Hatteras Island for one day and brought a picnic for lunch. The … Continue reading
The week of summer that I have been looking forward to all year has finally arrived… our trip to the Outerbanks! It has been a busy few weeks with YLC and then Nauvoo, so although we were super excited to … Continue reading
The next day we made our way to the Trail of Hope – which is where the Saints walked for the last time as they headed to the Mississippi river. Along the trail are all the plaques telling stories about … Continue reading
Nauvoo has historical significance in our LDS faith, which is why we made the journey out there. The Mormons were persecuted and forced to leave their Missouri homes and settled in Nauvoo for a period of time. While there, our … Continue reading
Although bad timing due to some ongoing issues with Rob’s family, we had traded our time share a while back for our solo vacation, and headed off to the beaches of Jamaica. The purpose of this trip was to do … Continue reading
Very close to our guesthouse was a beautiful beach called Camp’s Bay Beach. We decided to spend our last day doing what we do best, hanging by the ocean and beaching it! The boys were crazy and spent lots of … Continue reading
Although we are not wine drinkers, we can certainly appreciate the stunning landscape of the wine regions. We headed out early this morning to visit the town of Stellenbosch and then its neighboring town of Franschoek. Firstly, we passed by … Continue reading
It was heavenly to sleep in until 8am! We were all completely exhausted so needed a longer sleep. We all said we woke up around 5 am – to a big rain storm, which I was worried would threaten our … Continue reading