Lighthouses and Sand Dunes

Busy day today...not much time spent at the beach, because it wasn't terribly warm and the wind was blowing pretty hard.

We first went to a lighthouse.


Girls were pretty impressed with the amount of stairs up to the top, and were disappointed we couldn't walk to the top.

Next stop was the Wright Brothers National Memorial, a memorial to the first four successful flights Orville and Wilbur Wright had. Here's proof that I was on this trip...


Next we went to the Jockey Ridge State Park, which is just absolutely beautiful. It's just a ton of sand dunes, and beautiful, beautiful sand. We spent some time there in the afternoon (forgot my camera :( ) But went back at night for a sunset viewing--this time with my camera! Here's some of my favorite shots from tonight.





One of the things the girls loved the most at the park was running down the steepest hill they could find, at top speed. The sand cushions the fall, and makes running easier. Check out the following progression of pics of the girls and Bobby:

They're hanging on... (check out Macy's face)

Kaylin is going down... (check out Macy's face)

Kaylin's down, Bobby is trying to correct himself before falling

And he's fine, Kaylin is up and laughing


This park is just stunning. Tonight was so pretty with the sun setting behind the dunes. Of course, after two trips to the park and the amount of walking and climbing and running, we are sore!

I'm hopeful tomorrow is warmer. The girls haven't spent much time in the water!