Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Evie Takes OBX: Day 1

The gang arrived in Kill Devil Hills (next town south of Kitty Hawk) on the Outer Banks (or OBX for those in the know) of North Carolina this past Saturday. However, with the traffic very bad and the sun going down, the first beach day would be Sunday. There was no person more excited about the beach than Evie. She woke up at 3:45 AM ready to go... Mom and Dad weren't.

Later in the morning, after getting all sunscreened up, she bust out of the house and was not willing to wait for Mom and Dad to pack up the sand buggy to take all the beach gear to the ocean.

"What are we waiting for? Do we really need three towels and a blanket in addition to three beach chairs and two umbrellas?"

Evie made it to the end of the walkway from our week-long rental next to the beach. However, the last step would be a doozie. She was asking emphatically for help (as you can see), but was a little impatient and decided to take the step onto the beach all by herself. Unfortunately, she took a header right into the sand (she declined the photo op). This wasn't her first taste of sand, and she still doesn't like it (too crunchy and needs salt).

"Aahhh, now with all the sand off me I can finally hit the waves!"

After a long day at the beach chasing waves, finding shells and building sand castles, the family changed clothes and hit the strip with a couple of stops along the way. The wanted to see what the fuss was about about Nags Head (it must be good with Mom and Evie both smiling...).

Dad (needing a shave) and Evie admire the pelicans in the sky.

No summer vacation is complete without a trip to miniature golf. The triumvirate had to drive for awhile to find a good course and they finally found an awesome pirate themed one: Professor Hacker's Golf Island.

Evie worked hard on her short game. She was particularly good at getting the balls out of the hole.

Hole in... one?

Mom and Evie pose in front of Professor Hacker's memorial statue. According to legend, the Wright Brother's taught Professor Hacker how to fly and he taught them how to golf.

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