4th of July Beach Trip

The next trip on my traveling extravaganza was a family beach trip to Ocean Isle!! My Uncle Charles and Aunt Kim invited us to stay with them at their beach house last week and we had a wonderful time :) I took tons of random pictures so I'll let them do the talkin'

Ready to hit the beach!

Before a Boundary House dinner

Hurricane Arthur "hit" Thursday. Wasn't anything more than just a bunch of rain and strong winds so we busted out of the house to explore ;)

Then the sun came back out for 4th of July on Friday!!

1st up, the parade! We watched from our balcony

the bikes

I love the patriotic golf carts!

then there are ones like Mater the tow truck ;)

Some Jimmy Buffett lovers

I want this "golf cart"

a human cannonball

this tractor made me laugh, only in the South

and some people just went all out, decorating their car and boat!

Next: some beach time! It was just a little crowded ;)

Barrett, Stephen, and I ventured to the pier for some Sunset slush; yumm

Then it was time for Friday Concert Series!

Anna and Barrett were twinning

The night ended with a beautiful sunset and watching fireworks from the widow's walk. We could see them from all surrounding beaches-so neat!

4th of July is my favorite holiday and this one did not disappoint!! 

We ended our beach week by walking to Sharkys and enjoying some delicious seafood!

I just love spending time with my family in my favorite place in the world!! What a great week :)

A West Virginia Weekend

Have a mentioned how crazy this semester has been!? I have SO many fun trips planned in the coming weeks. But all my summer work/practicum paired with all the traveling has made me one exhausted chick. I still want to post about my weekend with Andy and the in-lawmosts ;) We have gotten so bad at taking pictures together but here are a few from our weekend. 

We had a campfire Friday night and roasted hot dogs and smores! 

Saturday afternoon we headed to Mark and Stephanie's for a cookout for Mark's birthday. I love taking pictures of him driving :P

And thanks to Stephanie, we at least have one picture together from the weekend! :) Unfortunately, I had to leave soon after church on Sunday since I've got a super early wake-up call on Mondays. It was a fun weekend though, but they always are when they involve Andy :) #sappysappy

#ChapmanTakesBoone

My sweet puppy stayed with us a few days after my mom and Anna left Boone. He was such a good little visitor :)

#SnugglesWithMindy

#FarmersMarket

#ChapmanSmelledSomethinGood

#HeHadaHardTimeGettingComfy

#RoadTripPartner

#ISpyAPup