At The Beach....

We have been in the Outer Banks of North Carolina this week and are having a great time. There is nothing better than the sun and the sea, oh yeah, spending time with family too! The weather has been perfect and the kids think the waves are awesome. Here are few photos from the week.





The house that we are staying it...it is huge and even has an elevator, which is a great help for Tim's dad.

Last night we had a clam bake here at the house ~ no clams for me just crab and scallops :-}

Maggie making a sand creation.......I will post more later...I am on a mission today and will be going to Diana's favorite place in the world ~ TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE!! It is a 5 minute drive away and I am off to see if it really is a good as she says.

Our Nation's Capital

We are currently in Washington DC for a quick few days of sightseeing before we head off to the beach with Tim's family. The weather is very warm, sunny and humid but I am NOT complaining. We went on a tour of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and saw how US currency is printed...it is quite a detailed process and very interesting too! In order to get tickets for the tour we had to wait in line at 630am for ticket opening at 8am. We were told tickets go fast and are usually gone by 9am so we had to make sure we didn't miss out!

Here are a few other photos from our trip so far.....the Washington Monument, The White House and the Capital building.

It's All About The Bling....

Those closest to me know I have a 'thing' for Birkenstock sandals and admittedly have more pairs than I should admit BUT I have always wanted a black pair but could never find the 'right' ones.......well, my search is over and look what arrived today ------------> they are perfect and JUST what I was looking for. I found them {HERE} at my favorite online store and they were on sale too!

Wedding Day Honor.....

One of Maggie's teachers was married today and to celebrate the girls surprised her with an honor guard line. After the ceremony all the girls were awaiting their teacher as she left the building. The girls were SO excited to see her as well as her beautiful dress. The girls throwing rose petals at the bride and groom.

The wedding venue has the most amazing flower beds and the grounds were spectacular.

Please Pray....

Prayers are needed for a friends mom at this difficult time as she is very ill. I found this prayer and edited it a bit.....

Heavenly Father, giver of life and health: Comfort and relieve your sick servant Mary and give your power of healing to those who minister to her needs, that she may be strengthened in her weakness and have confidence in your loving care; through Christ our Lord. ~Amen

Safari for the day....

We had the most amazing day out today. Believe it or not, the sun was out and the temperature was warm too! Anyway, back to our day ~ we went to Knowsley Safari Park, which is about 2 hours from our house, and all I can say is WOW!!

The animals are all roaming around freely and even came up to the side of the car. Look how close the ostrich and the camel were to us. Christopher decided it was probably best to close his window as the bird was approaching the car {wise decision}

Our favorite section was the baboons. They jumped onto the car and had fun playing on it....in fact, a little too much fun...one broke the rear wiper from the car {oops}.

We bought a season pass so we plan on going back with Tim this fall and hopefully again in the spring. I would never have thought that something like this is so close to our home and in England.

YEP.....more rain!

So it is now 28 out of the past 30 days with rain here at the house. I am SO over it and I think I need to move!! Our back yard is so wet{ as you can see from the photo} it will be lake soon.....hello it is supposed to be summer here and it has YET to arrive.