Just Beachy, Part Two

Though we would be totally fine being beach bums the entire week, we did venture out some from the beach house. Abby took her first ferry ride from South Port to Fort Fisher to check out the aquarium and have lunch at one of our favorite restaurants, Big Daddy's on Kure Beach. We also had a blast going for seafood with the family.

After all the travels last summer,
Abby is an old pro at being comfy on a long haul.



She also made herself right at home one at the beach house.
Here she is watching Playhouse Disney from a prime
spot in the living room.



This is her first taste of steamed shrimp at our
favorite Holden Beach eatery, The Provision Company.
Their motto is Good Food. Good People. Good view. Bad Parking
(P.S. She LOVES the shrimp as much as we do!!)


She checks the tide schedule while waiting for the ferry.


On the big boat with Mimi headed toward Fort Fisher.


She loved the wind blowing through her hair.


She made sure that her pink dragon (aka her
new best friend) got to see the sights as well.


Can you spot the friendly turtle we saw at the aquarium?



This is another friend we found just hanging out.
Abby thought he was funny.
We got to see an albino alligator as well, but the
pictures did not turn out as good. Luna was
rescued right after Hurricane Katrina from just
outside of New Orleans. No albino gator nests have been
found in that area since the hurricane.



Abs loved petting the horseshoe crab, which we were
surprised to find out is a member of the arachnid family.
Abby just thought he was funny, no matter his family. :)


Abby and Mimi check out the reef exhibit. Abby recognized
many of the fish from Finding Nemo and was
excited to "meet" them face to face.



Abby and I got to watch a battle for the centuries between
these two guys. I'm pretty sure they were napping
between punches.



Though Abby was getting tired by the end of the tour,
she brightened up when she saw Nemo and Dory swimming
around. She couldn't stop giggling, especially when Dory would
swim off and re-apprear out of the other side of the tank.


Our favorite activity, though, was hanging out with
Lauren and Megan. The girls had so much fun. Abby
is still crying everyday to go back the beach house to
play with them.