Bodega Bay

Last Christmas, Papa and Cheryl gifted us with plane tickets to visit them in Bodega Bay.  Ellison and Dylan could not wait to find sea creatures and explore the coast.  We had a blast and found a lot of cool creatures that we can not easily find on the East Coast. 

Collecting trash of the beach. 

Beech Mountain - 4th Fun

 Dylan spent a week in NC, before Graham, Ellison and I arrived for the 4th.  He had a BLAST at camp and spending the week with Grandma and Grandpa.  A extra bonus was having the Rios family there.  The day before we arrived, the Laydens joined.  So for the 4th, Grandma and Grandpa had a full house and all of their grand kids.

Finally grabbed tickets for Oz!

Love a little facepaint for the Town's 4th of July BBQ.

Sharing our favorite spot with our cousins.

Dancing on the green.

Checking out a waterfall.

Boating day on Lake Wautauga.  Easily becoming one of our favorite things to do.

Banner Elk Parade.

Fourth of July Fun at the Club.

We love our kids so much that Graham and I slave away on building a boat every year.  Truly, they design it and then leave us high and dry to build it! 

But its worth it, look at that smile!

Our boat  placed!

Sparklers!

Zip lining... Dylan's new fave.