our hotel room had a view of the ocean and was only a few steps from the beach.
in the week leading up to our trip, we kept getting forecasts for rain and thunderstorms. so we were really happy when we woke up and saw some blue sky peaking through. we decided to take full advantage of it and drive south along the cape hatteras national seashore. first, we visited the bodie island read more
the outer banks is a long strip of narrow islands on the east coast of north carolina. our destination was the town of kill devil hills, a four hour drive from chapel hill. we set off on our roadtrip in the morning, just in time for morning nap. after a lengthy nap, it was perfect read more
helen is visiting us this week in chapel hill! after church we went to “weathervane restaurant” for an authentic southern brunch, complete with biscuits and grits. i think the waiter thought we were a bit dim for asking “what are grits?”, a southern staple. but now we know, it’s kind of like a porridge made read more
happy 13 months! and to celebrate, here’s another meal time video.
i’m not wearing my pants… but you can’t catch me! learning to climb. eek! reading our vintage richard scarry book. it was a gift to me from my cousin marjorie, dated june 1980. still good! that face.
grocery shopping at whole foods. green beans, yeah! i like the colour blocking.
we checked out “Festifall”, an annual arts festival right in downtown chapel hill. initially we thought we might take the free local bus and avoid parking. we waited for 30 minutes until a kind passer-by stopped and told us there are no buses on sundays. riiiight. luckily it was a beautiful day so no harm read more
as we continue getting to know the area, we recenty discovered a baby store: buy buy baby. everything we might need and more. sippy cup, anyone?
eating breakfast can be hard work sometimes. this is what happens when instead of the usual 7:00AM, you wake up at 5:30AM and then play for two hours (with a sleepy mommy) before breakfast.