We live for Summer on the Outer Banks, so when those crazy awesome grandparents agreed to take our kids for a week so we could squeeze in a vacay before another busy school year started, we opted for a Staycation to soak in all the Summer goodness the OBX offers. (Jumpsuit from Anthropologie) Step 1 [...]
We picked the right name for Crew since he loves being on the water and anything to do with boats. 💦 This was the first year he was old enough for sailing camp with East Coast Sailing, and he absolutely loved it! Hardy and his crew taught the kids the basics and made it super [...]
Summer on the Outer Banks can sometimes give me anxiety...when it comes to trying to choose what awesome thing to do on a sunny day. 😉 Beach, H2OBX waterpark, Pool, Boat, Island Hopping...Everything is a good option. EVERYTHING. And that is only touching on a fraction of the options our little Island so freely offers. After [...]
Life in Kitty Hawk has been sweet to us, and the past few days have been no exception! Our little Levi graduated from Kitty Hawk United Methodist Preschool and is off to Kindergarten next year! 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 We also got to celebrate some sweet friends getting hitched in one of the most beautiful Soundside settings in Kitty [...]
2017 was MAGIC!✨ We worked hard, adventured often, and shared as much love and laughter as we could squeeze into 365 days. Adam kicked off 2017 as the Kitty Hawk Elementary School Teacher of the Year! Such an honor after 13 years of teaching. I was named the Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty Agent of the [...]
I'll say it again; Thanksgiving rocks. I could not be more thankful for my family and all the laughter, joy...and more laughter this holiday brings. The women and men in our lives are some special people. My sister's dry, sharp witty sense of humor, my mom a.k.a. Saint Della always there to give and serve, [...]
Happy Sunday! We got a late start yesterday but spent the afternoon on the water by Oregon Inlet, and she was a beauty. (Sea Hunt) If you read 'How this Island Life all Began', then you know we are big on saving and staying out of debt. We used some of our savings and finally [...]
I’ll be honest; some days I can’t stop dreaming about getting off this little sandbar to see what else is out there in the 🌎. However, this past weekend our island did not disappoint; it reminded me of why I love to call the Outer Banks home. We kicked off the long weekend watching Adam [...]
With our new house, I wanted to create a clean and simple island vibe for my boy's rooms. Pillows, Lamps, and Wooden Side Tables are from Homegoods and TJMaxx . Our mail living area makes me smile every day. I love entertaining in our kitchen, and could hang out in our half bath thanks to some [...]
I'm 36 with two beautiful boys, a husband of 14 years, four crazy awesome grandparents at my disposal, and a gorgeous new dream home on the Outer Banks. Life.Is.Good. When I was 24 and supposed to be in the honeymoon stage of my new, 1 yr old marriage, we were just getting ourselves into 4 [...]