On our way to the Outer Banks.

On Sunday we drove up the coast to the Kitty Hawk area in the Outer Banks. It took us about 5-6 driving ours. We stopped in Wilmington for lunch. It's a very charming city close to the ocean. Wish we would have had more exploring time. We did make time for the USS North Carolina Battleship. We walked the decks and pretended we were sailors at that time. It was lots of fun. The battleship was commissioned in 1941 and saw combat in World War II. Truly amazing.
The working periscope was so cool. We could see out into the city.

Fun in the Sun. Day 3.

Saturday, there was a free festival going on. We heard and saw Ruben Studdard from American Idol. It was such a hot day with little wind and we couldn't believe that he was wearing a suit while he sang. Incredible. The kids played in the inflatable jumping toys for about 15 minutes. It was all they could handle in the heat. It was a lot of sun and not much fun during the day.
Later that evening, we went back to the festival to see another free concert. Third Eye Blind performed and they were pretty decent. The kids were tired after playing all day, so we only stayed for a while.


This piece is an amazing band organ that is over 100 years old.

Rockin in the free world! Day 2.

Hard Rock Theme Park just opened recently. We've been seeing their commercials on TV and were sold on it. It is much smaller than Disney, but it's a lot of fun. There was hardly anyone there. It was like having it all to ourselves. We would walk right up to the rides and get on. If only every theme park was this way.

They have this splash play land and Sam went wild in there. He was soaked. It was so hot that he was dry in 30 minutes.
Sam got to go on more rides. His favorite is the roller coaster.

Isa was much happier this time on the rides.
Surfin' USA.
This girl is just too precious.

Sam can't wait til he's old enough to have one of these. I say he can have one when Hell freezes over.

First stop...Myrtle Beach!

Last Thursday we set out on a small road trip to the beach. We started out at Myrtle Beach for the first 4 days. It took us about 5 hours to drive there. It was awesome. Rueben likened it to Cancun, except everyone there spoke English. I didn't think it was as shady as Cancun and it was safe to drink the water. After settling at the hotel, we made our way to Broadway on the Beach. Food, entertainment, and shopping all conveniently located. Pour me something tall and strong. Make it a hurricane before I go insane. Here we are at Margaritaville, where Rueben and I both drank some damn good Hurricanes. We also did split a margarita, cause you can't go to Margaritaville without having one. Needless to say, we were feeling pretty good and happy after that!

There was a ferry that would take you from one end to the other. Here we are waiting for it.

The view from the boat as we are leaving Margaritaville. We couldn't have asked for better weather. Hot, humid, and with a cool breeze.

I just need to say that I am one lucky lady. This fierce hotness of a man is all mine. Looking good babylove!

All 3 of us driving motorized boats. Rueben's boat was broken.

This is just but a little glimpse of the carp that eagerly await for fish food. There must have been 200 of them, at least. Freaky and cool looking at the same time.

The flowers envy her beauty.

BEWARE THE JAWS OF DEATH!!

We ended up at Ripley's Aquarium. They had a pirate exhibition and the kids loved it. We couldn't pry Sam off the cannon and Isa keeps saying "AAARGG!". Too funny.

This is what happens when you don't do what the captain says.

These kind of chameleons were prized pets for pirates. They were thought to possess magical powers. I wonder if that is what Boy George was singing about.

We were both very naughty and they shackled us up. Too bad they didn't make small one for the kids. JK!

The aquarium part was absolutely spectacular. They have this long clear tunnel. All types of sharks, fish, turtles, eels and other majestic ocean creatures. Good times!

This pearl is rockin the clam!

After our fun adventures at the aquarium, we made our way to the beach. It was wonderful to see the expressions on the kids faces as they dug their feet on the sand and approached the ocean. The beach was clean, the water warm, and the waves calm. We fell in love with the Atlantic Ocean.