I shared all of my thoughts from our time in the Outer Banks, but somehow I still have about a million pictures I’d like to share. Consider this post a little virtual scrapbook from our trip!

Beach days, adventures, pretty views, and all the moments in between. Let’s flip through!

Our little beach babe. Dakota enjoyed the sand and surf but especially loved seeing birds on the beach!

These three were more than ready to catch ghost crabs on the beach! 🦀

The beach was so calm and peaceful in the early morning.

Sadie was pretty hardcore with bumper cars!

Sadie accomplished the seemingly impossible—she actually won a toy from a claw machine!

Splash pad bliss.

Hanging out at a kids’ dream store—Sugar Planet.

Dakota with Pap Pap at Jockey’s Ridge State Park! We won’t talk about how Mordecai peed his pants there and I (not knowing this lovely fact) carried him on my back. 🥴🤣

Before Jimmy joined in on the vacation fun!

Sadie girl hanging out with a sea turtle statue on Jennette’s Pier.

My “Catch of the Day.” 🎣

Sadie was very into catching ghost crabs at the beach! She wasn’t afraid to pick them up. One night, we brought a bucket down to the beach and must have caught 15-20 little crabs!

Catching more crabs!

Jimmy and the kids had way too much fun with this float in the pool! 🦖

A little family (minus Dakota) bike and scooter ride! The roads are all blissfully flat in Kill Devil Hills.

Craft supplies are my idea of fun and relaxation. 😍

Dakota enjoyed running around and playing at Dowdy Park in Nags Head.

Our mer-man and mermaid. 🧜‍♀️

Mordecai was proudly holding his mini golf ball in the above picture. Mini golf was a big hit with him! So much so that we ended up taking the kids twice! Jimmy beat me both times. 🙄

Father-son fun in the sun. ☀️

Sadie loved, loved, loved Meowter Banks Cat Cafe!

I loved, loved, loved it as well! 😻

My dad and Jimmy caught fish on the Avalon Pier!

We had quite a few calm ocean days and just one or two days with rip current warnings!

Sadie was super into boogie boarding until she got tumbled by a wave and got water in her ear. Poor girlie!

We enjoyed riding in the bed of Jimmy’s truck on the beach!

Sadie and Pap Pap rode the waves together one day! Apart from Labor Day, the beaches weren’t overly busy. That’s one of the best reasons to visit the Outer Banks in September—the crowds are gone!

I still can’t believe we saw a bald eagle!

Love these two so much! The kids really soaked in the extra time with Jimmy.

It was such a great trip!

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Thanks for looking through my travel scrapbook with me! It will be back to regularly scheduled programming around here. Wish me luck getting back to reality. 😉