{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!

{Renegades} Spring Soccer Champions

Wow...what a great soccer season it has been. We had a great coach, super team morale, and an amazing group of kids! As a bonus we also were undeafeated AND won the tournament against the #3 team! Camden loved every minute of playing with this team. I wish we could continue on with them, but that's not how Apex soccer works. We made some great memories that I'm sure Camden will NEVER forget!

{Camden's Last Day} 2nd Grade

I can't believe we are done with 2nd grade! What a great year!!! 3rd grade here we come!

{7th Wedding} Anniversary

Scott surprised me with an overnight to Pinehurst for our 7th Anniversary! We go to Pinehurst a lot for little getaways, but it just never disappoints. Dinner, live music, coffee outside in the morning...some of our favorite things and everything is in walking distance to the historic Carolina Hotel! We had such a great time celebrating our 7 married years together! Here's to 70 more!

{Bexley Graduation} Party!

We celebrated Bexley's Preschool Graduation today! This little girl loved preschool! It will be hard to not have to take our red bag to school anymore, make our monthly playdough, look forward to hearing her sweet voice sing in her concerts, and the amazing teachers we have had over the years! We are so excited for her to start Kindergarten in the fall and she can't wait either! Watch out world...she's ready to spread her wings and fly!

{Memorial Day} Beach Trip

We had the BEST Memorial Day Family Beach Trip EVER! We went to Topsail Island, NC (our first time there) with The Hill Family (first vacation with them) and it was a blast! Our kiddos get along SO good and well...we just love Lauren & Tommy! Win, win all around! Just look at the smiles on those kiddos!

{Bexley's Last Preschool} Performance!

Bexley had her very last Preschool performance today! I usually tear up a little during their cute slideshow and hearing all of the sweet voices sing songs. This year, I couldn't make the tears stop! They went out with a bang! The slideshow was great and again I heard their angelic voices, but it wasn't until they sang, "How Great Thou Art" that I completely lost it. Even the teachers were crying! The kids just sang their little hearts out and it was just a moment we will never forget! What a great year!

Singing her heart out!

Bexley with her teachers, Tish & Annie

Teacher gift ~ each cookie had the children's name on it!

Bexley with her besties!

Lunch with her daddy after the program

{Strawberry Pie} Making!

Scott's mom has the BEST recipe for strawberry pie! And when I say the BEST, the pie never lasts more than a day! I am so fortunate that she has passed on the recipe to me! I read over the weekend, on Pinterest (of course), that moms need to get in front of the camera more instead of just taking the pics. Not just when it's Mother's Day, but on everyday occasions. Love the idea, but I just never think of it! So folks...I tried today! Bexley and I just had a class trip to the strawberry farm, so today I noticed we hadn't made a pie yet. We were getting all of the ingredients out, cutting the strawberries, and mixing when I thought about the post about getting in front of the camera! I set my camera on the timer and away the camera clicked! I'm so glad I did. Such a simple idea produced such sweet pics! I'm kind of liking this!!!!