One of the perks

I've mentioned before that we live in Costal North Carolina, in a hot vacation spot.  Jimmy was born and raised here, but I wasn't.  I still discover something new about this town almost daily.  The downside of being here is the traffic and tourists.  There are SO many accidents during the summer. Oh yes, and the bikini-clad college girls (and often times grown women) batting their eyelashes at hubby to get out of a ticket.

Oh, the stories I could tell.....

One of the perks is obviously the beach :) We live about 3 miles away.  The shopping is awesome, but not for my wallet :( There are fabulous restaurants, one of which we took the babies and my parents to a few nights ago.

The restaurant is on a pier.  It used to go way out over the water, but hurricanes ripped most of it down. It's covered with enormous blue umbrellas and the atmosphere is amazing. The last time Jimmy and I went was before we were engaged! We took the babies a few nights ago and they seemed to enjoy it. I ordered the Shrimp & Grits.

Hollin wanted to sample some.

My mom is going to kill me for this picture. Harper was really tired and cranky at dinner.

Hollin looked at every person that walked by, just waiting for them to say hello. She is a bit of a ham :)



After dinner, I tried to get a nice family photo, but this is what we ended up with. If you are a friend on facebook, then you have seen this.

This is so typical. Jimmy not looking at the camera, Hollin copying daddy and me holding Harper's hands down while he shows everyone my bra. A great family picture.

We had a great time and hope to go back with family soon. We love this town :)