Jean, Mom, and E shopping and eating cookies

A day trip along the Outer Banks

The Elizabethan gardens.

Jeff took E and me here for the day. We went to lunch at the waterfront in Manteo and then spent the afternoon touring the gardens. We also drove all the way up the Outer Banks to Duck and back through Hagshead. I think my favorite part was downtown Manteo. We ate at this fancy restaurant on the water and walked around the pier and watched some sailboats go out.

http://www.townofmanteo.com/

Russ surfing. 

Jeff and I flying our kite. 

Jean and Russ at Kitty Hawk

Grandma and Grandpa sitting by the pool with the dunes in the background. 

The Zanchelli's setting up for the day by the pool. 

Grandma and Ethan hanging by the pool. Sharp hat, eh? 

Jean and E 

Ethan on our bed. Will he EVER get any hair? 

Jean giving E a ride 

Ethan in the water for the first time! 

Jeff and Ethan in the pool. Ethan loved the water but hated the plastic rafts and floats. Go figure. 

Family beach trip

We went to the Outer Banks of North Carolina to celebrate my parent's 40th wedding anniversary. Jean and I rented this great house on the beach in Waves and it had an inground heated pool and all the amenities. Here is the link to the house if you ever need a great vacation home for multiple families.

http://www.outerbeaches.com/hatteras11_pics

We visited Manteo one day and also went to see the Hatteras Lighthouse. The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, standing at 208 feet, is the tallest in the United States and we climbed all the way up to the top. It was an incredible view.

http://www.outer-banks.nc.us/tourism/hatter.htm has a list of the lighthouses on the outerbanks.

Jeff and Russ went golfing on the coast one day while Mom, Jean, E and I did some damage shopping. We also went to the Wright Brothers memorial in Kitty Hawk. It was an incredible week with everyone.