Outer Banks 2008

We arrived in the Outer Banks yesterday at 8am. We decided to leave at 12mid Wednesday night. Mimi and Dan drove. Katie and I slept the whole way.

Chaz and Eric were waiting for us with pancakes when we arrived. We got settled in and then we took naps. Dan and Katie went to the beach briefly while I napped. Then we went to the food shopping at Harris Teeters. We got home and Katie went into the blow up pool with Eric.

Eric made a big pot of Chili for dinner. We had a great night.

It was raining today so we didn't go to the beach. We went out to get a few things we needed.....beach tubes...etc and then it started to clear up and the sun came out. We came home and sat around the blow up pool again. Katie loves the little pool. Katie and I went for a short walk on the beach in the evening.

We didn't really get any great pictures today. This pictures below are from yesterday.

Miss Independence

We are having a great July 4th weekend so far. Katie looks so cute all decked out for the 4th of July. I wanted to share some pictures Dan took with his new camera.

Thursday night we went the the Trenton Thunder baseball game with my work. We had a great time. It was Katie's first time at a ball game. We were in a luxury box. She is going to think this is how all baseball games are. Katie said her favorite part were the Fireworks at the end of the game.

Friday July 4th we spent at Aunt Dolores and Uncle Ed's house. We celebrated Uncle Bill's 40th Birthday. It was a wonderful day.

Happy Birthday Uncle BillUncle Bill's last name is Schaefer and he is 40 get it??William great cannonballKatie and her lollipop from Aunt JudyThis is as far as Katie would go in the pool

Water gun fightSinging Happy Birthday

Having fun with sparklers

Where did June go????

We have been really busy this past month. I haven't had much time to keep up with the blog. So I am going to sum up what we did the last month in this blog post. We celebrated Hailey's first birthday. Katie had so much fun at the party playing in the pool with the kids.

Daddy with Goddaughter Hailey

Katie and Gabrielle having fun swimming




Happy first Birthday Hailey!!!

We celebrated Father's day and Katie made her Daddy a "Build a Bear" Monkey dressed as a Carpenter for her Daddy. She called it "Daddy the Monkey". She couldn't wait to give Dan the Monkey. She ran and yelled to Dan on Father's Day...."I have a Monkey Surprise for you". Daddy even took the Monkey to work with him.

We celebrated Shannon's fifth birthday. Katie had a great time playing with all the kids.


Happy Birthday Shannon

Big Hugs

Katie and Seamus in the bathtub!

Katie went to see her first movie in the movie theater. We went to see Kung Fu Panda with our adoption group. Katie did not sit still in the movie theater and did not make it through the whole movie. I think if it was a princess movie if would of held her attention alittle better.

Katie ready for the movie, enjoying her popcorn. She started out in her seat but didn't last long.




The girls in front of Po

We also went to Sesame Place a couple of more times. Having season passes has been great. We go in the evenings for a few hours. By then it clears out and we can get right on all the rides. They also had a Dance Party for season pass holders last Friday night so we went to that.

Katie and Mimi



Bailey and Mom Mom Maureen


Katie and Daddy on the waterslide


Am I sassy or what???


Bailey, ZOE, Brady, and Katie
We spent a fun day with Paige and Avery at Sesame Place

The parish that I grew up in has a Fair every year. I have been going to it since I was a little girl. It comes to town every year for 2 weeks. It's a big deal and we go a couple of times each year. We always meet up with everyone at the pizza stand. This year Aunt Eileen was working the pizza stand. I won a fish for Katie. She was thrilled. She named him "Swimmy". The next morning she said she wanted to call him "Dorothy Swimmy". After Elmo's fish Dorothy. She keeps calling the fish a him but assures me that the fish is a girl.

Leaving for the FAIR on Tuesday night

Cheese Fries.....YUMMY
Having fun on the boats
Fair Pizza.....YUM!


Aunt Eileen working the pizza standFun at the Fair again on Saturday night

The whole family playing Bingo

So proud of "Dorothy Swimmy" our new fish


We also had fun around our house planting flowers and playing in the pop up Ariel pool that Daddy got at Walgreen's for $15


Daddy trying to get the pool to stand up



Katie helping Mommy plant flowers


We had a great June..........Bring on July!

Katie tired out from all of our fun!!!!!!

Happy Father's Day Daddy!!!!

Dear Dan,

Happy Father's Day to a wonderful man!!! I have watched you become an amazing father to our little girl. You made her smile right from the start. She is so lucky to have such a wonderful Daddy! She is truely Daddy's little girl. I hope you enjoyed your Father's Day.

Love, Jen