A Long Beach Weekend

This year we planned to spend a weekend in June at the beach with my parents.  They usually come while we are there in July, but we decided it would be nice to all stay in a hotel together.  We were excited when our good friends invited us down on Wednesday before my parents were arriving Friday.  We stayed with them at their house in Duck, and while the weather wasn't the best for the beach, it was great for the pool, shopping, eating out, fishing for the men, and girl time for the girls.

 

We left their house Friday before lunch and headed just south for lunch.  Since we had time before checking into our hotel, we went to the aquarium for the afternoon.  Sam was not a fan of the outdoor dinosaur exhibit this year.

My parents ended up having car trouble and got to the beach late, so we checked in, sat on the beach for awhile, and then went for a 2nd dinner at Capt'n Franks in 2 days.

There were donuts for everyone the next morning followed by time in the pool and on the beach.

 

We enjoyed a snack and the beautiful ocean after nap time.

 

That night we all went to my favorite, The Lone Cedar, and had a great meal.

We stopped for ice cream before heading back to the hotel.  Our long weekend was just perfect for getting us excited about our week at the beach in July.