North Carolina

Crab Hunting

Each evening we've been hunting ghost crabs on the beach.  The first 2 nights there was a beautiful full moon.  Yesterday afternoon, it was a bit cloudy so we couldn't see the moon at night.  And it actually was a little cool when you got out of the water.  (But don't worry, we survived by warming up in the hot tub :) 

 

Amanda has also been crab hunting with us but she still screams when a crab is flushed out and comes scuttling toward her.  So, last night, while we were all quiet and scanning the beach for crabs, Jack suddenly yelled, "Amanda!  There's something on your foot!"  She started screaming and flailing her feet around but it turns out, Jack was just playing a joke on her!  Ahhhhhhh, little brothers...

The Gang

Homeward Bound

We left the Outer Banks at 5:07 am this morning in the pouring rain. The fighting started at 5:11 so I think it's going to be a lonnnngggg drive home. But the trip was perfect - we couldn't have asked for anything more. I guess it just takes a really bad year and a half to appreciate a really good week and a half.

Animal Escapades

Well, apparently, Jack's gerbils had a fun vacation, too.  Friends up the street were pet sitting for us and one day when they came to feed the animals, the gerbils were not in their habitat!  They were able to catch the white one, Osi, fairly quickly.  But the other one, Mr. T (I guess we know what the T stands for) decided to hang out behind the fridge.  They tried several methods to lure him out but he wasn't falling for it.  He was 'at large' for a few days before they finally caught him!