NC Aquarium at Ft Fisher

Toes in the Sand

I took my new camera down to the beach this afternoon just to play around.

LOVE the last two. I still have no idea what I'm really doing! I need to take a class :)

Coastal Cousins

Hubs sister, Aunt H, and family live about 3 hours from where we are spending Spring Break. Sunday they drove over for the afternoon. We love cousin time, especially cousin time on the beach!

We tried to convince the boys that the water was really too cold, but, unfortunately, they had to determine that for themselves. This picture is when C first waded into the water. You can see the chills!

But, that didn't stop our little surfer :)Maybe our moms were right!!! They say as their teeth are chattering :)AP and middle B (their cousins are 3 boys all starting with B) are the same age. It's hard to believe they will both be going to kindergarten this fall!Hubs and Aunt HMost of our day was spent trying to build their own jacuzzi on the beach. It was a team effort!Picnic lunch on the beachAfter everyone showered and de-sanded we took a walk over to the sound side of the little island.Here is our one last attempt at a group shot. At least they are all facing the right way! We enjoyed our day with the B boys and Aunt H, wished we lived closer so we could play all the time!!

That Backdrop

Remember that backdrop that I was excited about photographing?

Here it is.

We are soaking it up.

They Need Food

Remember back in this post, when I shared that we spent some time meeting and listening to the Wright family speak? Since then, they have returned to Kyrgyzstan to continue their work there. For anyone who hasn't been following along, this is the country where our baby girl was born.

The Wrights have returned to visit the very baby home that our pumpkin spent 9 months of her life in.
And they are out of food.
Breaks my heart. I know there are very sad stories of people going hungry all over this world ours, but we have a very real connection to this little baby home on the other side of the world.

If you want to read and see pictures, go to the Wrights blog.
There is also a link to donate. I know we will be.

I can tell you that any money donated goes straight to those hungry bellies. There are NO overhead or administrative fees taken out (other than what paypal and the banks take). The Wrights have a separate fundraiser each year to raise all of their personal funds needed for travel, lodging, food, etc for the entire year. That way any money donated for a specific need, goes directly to that need!