. . . endless sandy Beaches . . .

Everybody loves the beach . . . after all it has the worlds largest sand box . . .
  • Hailey building a sand
    castle - age 8, 2002
    Hailey, 2002
  • Chasing sand flies was Jared's
    favorite game - age 2, 1996
    Jurney, 2007
  • Alex's favorite toy is
    definitely sand - age 2, 2002
    Alex, 2002
  • Austin collected the smoothest
    round rocks - age 1, 1998
    Austin, 1998
  • Jurney (2-1/2) and Austin (3) building a sand castle or
    maybe it's sand soup - July 2000
    Jurney & Austin, 2000
  • Alex (8) and Morgen (3-1/2) scratching out pictures in the
    wet sand, August 2009
    Alex & Morgen, 2009

  • Austin was building a rather large sand castle, July 2009
    Austin, 2009
  • Wow - what a masterpiece, before the tide came in that is . . .
    Castle, 2009

  • Morgen laughs as Papa and Jared bury her in sand, 2007
    Morgen, 2007
  • Austin tucking in Alex up to the neck with sand, 2009
    Austin & Alex, 2009
  • Austin was very happy to be buried to the neck also, 2009
    Austin, 2009

  • Alex and Morgen feeding sea gulls up close, July 2012
    Morgen, 2012
  • Eventually the sea gulls got pretty aggressive though . . .
    Morgen, 2012

  • Jared was preparing the perfect hole, 2012
    Jared, 2007
  • Jurney, Morgen and Alex sharing a hole with a view, 2010
    Jurney, Alex & Morgen 2009
  • Oh my, Austin made his hole even deeper, 2012
    Austin, 2009

  • Morgen learning to build her first sand castle, July 2008
    Morgen, 2009
  • Jurney, Morgen and Jared . . . chill-axing at Zuma, 2007
    Castle, 2009

. . . playing in the surf . . .

Whether its riding a buggy board, or just wading thru the foamy surf . . . who can resist the water . . . it's soothing hypnotic sound beckons to us all.
  • Papa helping Morgen get
    her sea legs, 2007
    Morgen & Papa, 2007
  • Jurney REALLY liked her
    boogie board - age 10, 2008
    Jurney, 2007
  • Morgen, strolling in the
    foamy surve - age 5, 2011
    Morge, 2011
  • Travis holding his prized
    skim board - age 13, 2010
    Travis, 2010

Travis got lost in his attemp to master his new board. The North Carolina waves were very mellow, but perfect for skim boarding - June 2010, 13 years old
Travis, 2010 Travis, 2010

Travis, 2010 Travis, 2010
  • Matt discovered just how cold
    the water was - age 12, 2000
    Matt, 2000
  • Jurney floating in on her
    boogie board - age 10, 2008
    Jurney, 2007
  • Jared getting ready to test
    the water - age 5, 2000
    Morge, 2011
  • Papa racing the waves with
    alex - age 2, 2002
    Travis, 2010
  • Jared and Jurney preparing to wade in a little deeper, 2008
    Jared & Jurney, 2008
  • Jurney was taken by surprise when a wave broke, 2008
    Jared & Jurney 2008
  • Jared totally loved the high tide surf, 2008
    Jared & Jurney, 2008

  • Alex boogie boarding right up to the sand - 2010, age 9
    Alex, 2010
  • Dani and Morgen (age 5) enjoying the surf - 2011
    Dani & Morgen, 2011
  • Jared practicing to surf after his 1st lesson - 2008, age 13
    Jared, 2008

. . . and flying our Paper Dragons . . .

We absolutely LOVE the thrill of flying kites . . . we can all learn a little life lesson from it too . . . True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.
  • Austin & Alex gave Morgen
    her 1st kite lesson - 2009
    Alex, Austin & Morgen, 2009
  • Jurney watching Jared
    master his kite - 2007
    Jared, 2007
  • Papa maneuvering his kite
    called "the Addiction" - 2009
    Papa, 2009
  • Jurney slowly letting out her
    line on her kite - age 6, 2004
    Jurney, 2004
  • Jared and Austin multi-tasking: flying a kite and
    swapping tall tales at the beach - July 2010
    Jared and Austin, 2010
  • Austin (12), Alex (8) and Morgen (3-1/2) waiting for Papa to
    help launch their kite, August 2009
    Papa, Austin, Alex and Morgen, 2009

  • Jurney with Alex (3) as he
    flew his kite overhead - 2004
    Alex, 2004
  • Morgen getting a hand from
    her dad, Kevin- 2010
    Kevin and Morgen, 2010
  • Austin keeping his kite
    under control - 2008
    Austin, 2008
  • Alex giving Morgen a little
    guidance - 2012
    Alex and Morgen, 2012
. . . exploring the tidal pools . . .

At low tide we all get very excited . . . you just never know what is lurking in the rocky shallow pools . . . sometimes the most amazing creatures peek out at us.
  • Morgen wading out with
    Papa - age 1-1/2, 2007
    Morgen, 2007
  • Hailey found lots of
    Hermit Crabs - age 10, 2004
    Hailey, 2004
  • Jared exploring the tidal
    pools - age 12, 2007
    Jared, 2007
  • Travis and Bob tucked away
    in a little cave - age 6, 2002
    Travis, 2002
  • Alex (2) and Austin (5) snuggling with Grandma
    deep in a cave - January 2003
    Alex & Austin, 2003
  • The kids captured a couple of nice sized
    crabs hiding in the rocky pools, June 2007
    Crabs, 2007

  • Travis finding lots of
    Hermit Crabs - age 11, 2007
    Travis, 2007
  • Jared (10) and Alex (3 )going
    out further - 2004
    Jared and Alex, 2004
  • Austin found a beautiful
    star fish - age 6, 2003
    Austin, 2003
  • Jurney showing me her
    Hermit Crab - age 6, 2004
    Jurney, 2004
  • Hermit Crabs have such a magnetic attraction for the kids,
    you just never know what abandoned shell will come alive
    Hermit Crabs
  • Someone left behind an interesting rock sculpture
    for us to discover - and they seem to defy gravity
    Rocks, 2011

  • Morgen climbing her way
    thru the rocks - age 6, 2011
    Morgen, 2011
  • Travis found a star fish
    holding rocks - 2002
    Travis, 2002
  • Papa enjoying a stroll thru
    the tidal pools - 2003
    Papa, 2003
  • Alex showing me his
    Hermit Crab - age 6, 2007
    Alex, 2007
 


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