{Ocean Isle Beach} 4th of July Parade!

Scott and I were SO excited to tell the kids about getting a golf cart for the week, it would be a 1st for us at the beach...I had no idea there was a "Decorate Your Golf Cart 4th of July Parade!" My friend, who has a family home there, clued me in! You know me...couldn't get on Pinterest fast enough to find ideas. Do we theme our cart out or go Patriotic? It being our 1st time, we had NO idea. People really go all out on the floats and golf carts! We went the Patriotic route and had the best time E.V.E.R! So much fun that we are already thinking of booking our next trip to OIB for the 4th next year! We ran out of candy the 1st block...had to pull over after a mile and let the kids collect candy from other carts! Next year we are going big....theme, music, and TONS of candy! Side note...I about freaked when our camera when bonkers and didn't work the minute we got to line up. I did get these before! Happy 4th of July!

{Ocean Isle Beach} Mini Golf!

OIB has one mini golf course...and it's great because you have the chance at getting a Hole In 1 A LOT! The kids liked it so much the 1st time that we went back for an All Day Pass the 2nd day!

Bexley was actually really good at mini golf. After our 1st round she said, "You really should give me golf lessons...because I'm really good!' She actually probably got the most Hole In 1's of all of us! Love the confidence. 

Camden was insistant on keeping score! When he got his 1st Hole In 1, I think the whole course knew it! Love this pic of him! So funny that when we were talling up the scores, he forgot to write down his score for a hole and said, "Well, that was probably a Hole In 1!" You are probably right, Camden!

 Our golf coach! Loved that he picked out the matching club, with the matching ball to the matching shirt!

{Ocean Isle Beach} Vacation!

We love, love, love Ocean Isle Beach. We always feel at home when we are there. We also always try to go every year! This year was a little different with all of the shark attacks on the NC beaches. The kids love to boogie board, but this year we had them staying out of the water most of the time. We rented a house on the West End this time and also rented a golf cart! The kids LOVED it....and so did Scott and I! It really kept us on the island and was a win/win with the kids! They are home bodies at heart and I like to go,go, go! Being able to cruise around the island made the kids excited about "staying home" and made me feel like doing something constantly! We had a great time and are already thinking about next years trip!

 Playing in the tide pools was all the water fun we were getting!

Drawing in the sand....love that he was drawing PEACE!

Sand bath! Great exfoliating, Bexley!

Football was the theme of this trip! Lots of football!

The sunset from our house...had no idea we were going to have this, but spent many evenings watching it!