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. ย ๐ฆ This was the first year he was old enough for sailing camp with East Coast Sailing, and he absolutely loved it! ย 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.ย ๐ Beach, H2OBX waterpark, Pool, Boat, Island Hopping...Everything is a good option. EVERYTHING.ย And that is onlyย touching on a fraction of the options our little Island so freely offers.ย After [...]
Life in Kitty Hawk has been sweet to us, and the past few days have been no exception! ย Our little Levi graduated from Kitty Hawk United Methodist Preschool and is off to Kindergarten next year!ย ๐๐ผย ๐๐ผย ๐๐ผ We also got to celebrate some sweet friends getting hitched in one of the most beautiful Soundside settings in Kitty [...]
Mexico never disappoints with super friendly locals, delicious authentic food and gorgeous beaches. This was our first time to Sayulita, and itย was definitely less 'Americanized' than Cabo, Playa del Carmen, and a few other places we have been in Mexico. ย We loved its boho, small surf town vibe.๐ My travel soul sista, Sarah, researched the [...]
Happy Sunday! ย 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. ย We used some of our savings and finally [...]
Iโll be honest; some days I canโt stop dreaming about getting off this little sandbar to see what else is out there in the ๐. ย 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 [...]