Beach Trip, Round 2

We spent Friday thru Tuesday of Labor Day weekend with our good friends the Maryanskis at Ocean Isle Beach, NC. This is our third annual trip to OIB with the Skis. Now yall know that I'm a SC girl through and through and prior to our first OIB trip I found myself being a little snobby about crossing the border to go to the beach. After all, SC has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world -- why would we visit a beach in NC?? I have to admit with each trip I've fallen a little more in love with OIB. It is such a great place with a lazy, laid back attitude -- just what I like! There are no hotels, no big buildings, and only a couple of restaurants, so we always split up the meals and cook in most nights. It is so much fun and I look forward to this trip each year! It was especially fun this year because Mason and Leah had such a great time playing together.

How could you not fall in love???



Miss Leah officially started walking during our trip. Here she is trying out her new skill on the sand...



I think she likes the feel of the sand between her toes!



Just what you've been waiting for...a picture of baby Roper with his eyes wide open!



Of course he spent lots of time with them closed as well...



More pictures of the children playing on the beach...







Like I said, Mason & Leah got along fabulously...



One day the weather was less than ideal, so we headed down to MB to visit the aquarium and do some outlet shopping. The aquarium was crowded but interesting.







Leah's birthday is 9/15 and Mason's is 9/16, so their birthday parties will most likely overlap each year. We decided to have a little pre-birthday celebration for them at the beach!



Two happy girls...



We got some cute pictures of all three children together.



It looks like Leah is trying to make up her mind on which boy to kiss...



First a smooch for Mason...



There is enough sugar to go around for Baby Roper to get a kiss too!