outer banks, nc: my heaven on earth

Sunsets and sunrises on the beach and sound:

Old Corolla lighthouse:

Mysterious bike ride, lead by my mom onto a forbidden boardwalk:

Babies at the Beach: Part 1 -- the Gig

She can't believe this place is for real

Babies at the Beach: Part 2 -- Little Hank (the one-eyed pirate)

Hank throwing sand on Gigi's head

Gigi tolerates the baptism by sand as she is a devote follower of everything Henry

I employ the dunking method

Now Stockholm syndrome has set in and she clings to her tormentor.

raggety

I know everyone is clamoring for beach pics--we're still uploading these--but in the meantime, here are some pictures from right before we left. Grandma Betsy sent Gigi her first doll and she proceeded to conduct a number of experiments on poor Raggety Ann.