I was really dreading the drive because I wasn't sure how Natalie would be. I made some new toys, bought some new toys, Bobby downloaded movies on the iPad, and I even wrapped some toys to reward Natalie for good behavior in the car. I packed lots of snacks and just prayed that the 15-16 hour (without stops) drive would go smoothly. We planned on driving 11 hours and stopping, then finishing the trip on Saturday. We had also gone back and forth about leaving during the day vs. night. We decided on leaving early in the morning and driving all day. I could not have asked the girls to be any better in the car! They were absolutely AWESOME! I didn't need to even break out the iPad or the wrapped gifts. We actually drove farther than we had anticipated and would have driven straight through if we would have known how great the girls were going to be. I think we used the iPad for maybe a total of 2 hours during our entire trip!
It was so nice to be with my family because they helped out so much with the girls. It definitely takes a "village" to raise kids. You can never have enough hands. Natalie loved the beach and pool...the ocean, not so much. Aubrey loved the water, too!
It was overall just a great time and we can't wait for the next trip!
Friday, October 12
We left in the morning and started our road trip. The leaves changing colors (probably at the peak time) made the drive go by so quickly because of all the beautiful scenery. We actually met up with my parents at one point, but got about 2 hours ahead of them by the end of the day since they were on their motorcycles and needed to stop riding at dark. We made it to Richmond, Virginia, which left us with only 4 hours left.
Saturday, October 13
Arrived in Rodanthe, NC by 4p! The location of our house we rented was perfect! Great view of the ocean, steps from the beach. The sound of the crashing waves was so awesome to listen to at all times of the day. We were south of the most touristy part of the Outer Banks, which made a 30 minute drive north or south to get groceries or do touristy activities.
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| The first picture I took and I love it! |
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| our house was the blue one |
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| path to the beach |
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| House right down the beach that was used in the movie Nights in Rodanthe |
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| Doesn't get much better than this! |
We enjoyed the beach, heated pool, and hot tub!
Monday, October 15th
We headed south to Cape Hatteras Light Station.
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| The site where the lighthouse was originally but was then moved to where it stands now. |
Tuesday, October 16th
We headed up north a bit to Jockey Ridge State Park and later did some putt-putt golf. The park has huge sand dunes which was interesting to climb with a baby strapped to you! It was very windy and chilly at the top of the park, but with lots of sunshine!
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| Where did the ball go? |
Happy Birthday, Dad!
We went up to Corolla, NC to see the Wild Horses (looked like tame horses that had escaped from someone's farm). The ride on the beach was the most fun of the tour and both girls fell asleep. It was pretty chilly.
Later that night, we celebrated my dad's birthday with dinner and a homemade birthday cake!
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| Aubrey spent a lot of time in the Moby wrap this vacation since our double stroller didn't fit with all our other luggage |
Beautiful sunset
Thursday, October 18th
We just lounged around the house, walked the beach, swam in the pool, soaked in the hot tub, and played in the sand.
I wanted to try and get family pictures for our Christmas card this year, but it didn't go as planned since the lighting went away quickly.
Friday, October 19th
We headed to the Wright's Brothers Museum which was very interesting...I liked it more than I thought I would. Bobby of course loved it, too!
Saturday, October 20th
We all left (well Matt and Amanda left the night before) and parted ways. We headed to Baltimore (7 hours) to visit the Mumaw's...those pictures will be in my next vacation post!
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