Campground fun at Yogi Bear!

Getting ready for another year!

I actually got my two little rugrats to smile and look at the camera at the same time!  Ethan finishes kindergarten in 3 days and Mary begins kindergarten next month! No more babies! Everyone who knows me knows that I will always hold their little ones to get my "baby fix".  But...I will never covet sleepless nights, restaurant tantrums, and whining!  Wait-they still whine!  Oh well.

Our new pets...for now!

My loving, considerate husband told my daughter Bryce that she could get a hermit crab when we were at the beach (note: was not discussed with wife).  They are cute, though.  Bryce's crab unfortunately passed away this week after being attacked by the other crab.  The shopkeeper told me that putting two hermit crabs in a container was fine.  He told Bryce; however, that they tend to fight when they are changing to a new shell, which they do once a lifetime.  Hers is now buried in the backyard.  The container is on top of the refrigerator, safe away from the cat.  Crab chowder, anyone?

Beach 2010

We have a week timeshare down at Pine Knoll Shores that we use every summer. This year, the kids started talking about the beach in February (it was a cold winter!) The water was unusually rough this year, but the temperature was perfect. We all got sunburned the first day out..again. We are always so excited to be there that we'll stay out on the sand all day! One day we'll learn, but we all agree on one thing...we LOVE our beach week!