Summer Vacation 2008

This year for our summer vacation we went to Nags Head in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. This was the first time there for us and all of our family members. The vacation started out with Lindsey and I finally meeting our 7-week-old nephew, Roman. In addition to this, on the first night our friends Natalie and Stephen Pearson drove up from their home for a visit. The following afternoon, the remainder of family arrived after a long drive from St. Louis. While most of vacation was spent relaxing on the beach, we did do two separate day trips as well. We drove down to Cape Hatteras in order to see the Cape Hatteras Light House. This is the tallest brick light house in the world at over 200 feet tall! We decided to climb the steps to the top in order to see the view and it was well worth the effort. After this we stopped by a secluded beach on the drive home. Our second day trip was to Ocracoke island where we had to take a 40 minute ferry ride from Hatteras Village. This island is considered to have some of the finest beaches in the country. Unfortunately for us, our beach visit that day was cut short by windy weather and strong currents. The beach was closed to swimming 20 minutes after our arrival and both babies were covered in blowing sand. During vacation we also celebrated 2 birthdays as Lindsey's brother, Greg turned 22 and my sister, Megan, turned 21. It was early nights for the two of us as Tatum wakes up early regardless of what our plans were the night before.