Last week, we experienced our first trip to the Outerbanks, NC. We stayed in Corolla. Lawson enjoyed the beach, especially the sand. I can't tell you how many of his body parts had sand all over them. I thought I'd never get it all out of his hair. He liked the water and waves only when they weren't so rough. He flew his first kite with his cousin, Kate. He also enjoyed being able to spend lots of time with someone close to his age. Aunt Mel and Byrd also went with us, and Lawson loved doing so much with them. We did take a break from the beach to visit the Wright Brothers memorial where he was able to climb onto one of the planes. He also went to the top of the Buckhouse lighthouse with us. You can see pics from the top. We didn't go to the Cape Hatteras lighthouse, Lawson was not allowed in that one. He also enjoyed his first game of put-put.

A special redneck note here, one of the beaches there allows you to drive your vehicle onto the beach(through the sand). We thought this would be nice since we could drive up and unpack all the stuff we had for the day, instead of hauling it ourselves. As we drive in, there is a big sign that says 4x4 vehicles only. Steven thinks we can make it anyway. Well, we get stuck and have to get wenched out. Hence, Lawson had his first "redneck experience" in the Outerbanks. Thought this one would give a lot of you a good laugh!!

Overall, it was a great week!