OBX

When we moved out here I couldn't figure out why SO MANY people had OBX bumper stickers on their cars. I finally found out that the letters stood for Outer Banks, North Carolina. So of course I had to see what all the hype was about!
We rented a beautiful house with 9 other Dental School families and became professional beach bums for a week.

The drive down was surprisingly fun- thanks to Raffi. Bry and I even busted out "The Wheels on the Bus" and "Old MacDonald" (about one hundred times- who knew Old MacDonald had elephants and snakes and dinosaurs on his farm?)

The house was great. Really beautiful, tons of room for everyone, and it was like a 3 minute walk to the beach.

Ivy LOVED the beach. She just giggled with joy the entire first day.

Anytime we're near water Hyrum has to cast his fishing pole (even if it's a puddle). He's gotta keep practicing his form right? His Grandpa Webb should be proud.

Our little glamour queen.

I wish you could have seen Hyrum's cute little legs chugging along trying to keep his kite in the air. It was adorable. Bry and I were both surprised how fun it was to fly the kite... something about the inner child... maybe we should try out a hula hoop sometime.

When we weren't at the beach we were doing some serious touristing.

This beautiful lighthouse was closed for the winter. It would have been awesome to see the view from the top. Who's idea was it to have SPRING BREAK in March?

We walked through a "wet land" and onto this peer. It was fun teasing Hyrum about "little boy eating alligators". I'm sure he'll seek his vengeance when he's a teenager.

Bry had surprising natural talent for the drums and guitar when we played rock band. What isn't he good at?

Look at those adorable faces. These were very rare moments of calm.

We were VERY lucky to have warm weather for the first half of the week. But, the cold weather was a great excuse check out the aquarium and do a little shopping.

This guys was hilarious. He reached into the ray tank and pulled out this Horseshoe crab for Hyrum to touch. It was a cool little creature.

Hyrum wouldn't touch the crab, but he loved the snake. Uncle Golden anyone?

Very rarely is something worth all the hype, but this place really is special. I can't even fathom how fun it would be in the spring and summer when everything's open. I can't wait to go back. Maybe we'll even get a bumper sticker next time.

Leprechauns on the Loose

I don't know why we celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but it sure is fun!

Hyrum and I baked some yummy green clovers. He loves to help in the kitchen and this was a perfect project for him. THANK YOU Pillsbury!

After a dinner of green ravioli we were visited by an actual leprechaun who left us a potion that turns green, and teeny tiny footprints leading to a special surprise...









He was in such a hurry to leave he dropped a bag of delicious gold. (I'm glad we still had some from Christmas... shhh.)

It was hilarious to watch Hyrum try to catch the Leprechaun. He's in such a fun, magical age.


Happy St. Patty's!

Ivy Walking

Ivy is SLOWLY becoming a walker. She seems to prefer being upright rather than crawling, so she gets very frustrated when there are no hands available to support her. I'm trying to be patient while nothing gets done so I can walk around the house with her... all day.

The Storm of '09

The world is standing still for a precious day here in central Virginia.

Yesterday our Bishop announced that his wife has been praying for a snow day and she got it! All the schools and most businesses are closed. We spent a fun day playing nerf gun tag and stomping in the snow. Hyrum had to be (literally) dragged inside before his legs needed to be amputated due to frostbite. We have never seen this kind of snow (not even close!) since moving here so we were a little unprepared. He wore four pairs of socks with plastic grocery bags in his wellies which lasted about 20 minutes before everything was soaked.

It has been a real treat to have a mini winter vacation- especially since we'll be back in the 60's by next week!

My Old Man

I can't believe I'm married to a 27 year old!

I congratulate myself every day for snatching this guy up before another girl discovered him.

Even though he's such a distinguished scholar he's constantly making us laugh. Who knew you could be so intelligent and so silly? Hyrum, Ivy, and I are so lucky to have him.

Happy Birthday Bryan!