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Apple Picking!

A couple weekends ago we went apple picking with Auntie Alison and Auntie Cynthia.

I like this photo because of Isabela's face. Yah, shes horrified.

Oh, this day was also known as.. "throw my kid around" Day.

I was only slightly nervous....

Cows!!!

Isabela's favorite part was picking an apple, taking a bite, throwing it, and going in for a new one.

Studying her next victim.

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Of course Isabela kept up on her studies....

Our house!

A "bookie!"... also known as a "frog".

close up of Bookie.

Its amazing what a walk around the neighborhood does.

Rum and Coke for daddy, pina colada for isabela. Drinking buddies?

Night time trip to the beach with the ole' ball and chain

The house we stayed at last year!

The last day at the house I dragged my self out of bed at 6:30 to capture the sunrise. Of course it was the only morning that was cloudy and foggy.

Last day at the beach we were there for a while.....

We all got a lot of sun....

We took in the scenes one last time....

Everyone was feel'n good....

We get back to the house and Isabela goes right to sleep on me... until....

She wakes up only to throw up ALL over me. Thankfully Sara was there! Right when it happened she was there for me. She ran inside and collapsed on the stairs from laughing so hard, then she ran into the bathroom where she threw up herself... then she laughed some more, came back, took a photo, THEN went and got joey. Who hosed me down.

All in all it was a fantastic trip.....gag.

OBX 2011

Labor Day weekend the Lanes (+ 1 Friedman) ventured down to Corolla NC for a week at the beach... A WELL needed week at the beach.

An extra little tid bit is that Joey's parents were able to come out for the holiday weekend. Hooray!

Here we are on the deck. Isabela is sharing blueberries with her Grandpa/ Opa/ Jack/ John......hehe.

Isabela fell instantly in love with her Opa. They were inseparable. Papa who???

Our beach house had a pool and we planned to take full advantage right away.

and we put Sara to work right away.

Oma!... busted!!

This was Isabela's first exposure to the beach (this trip)... shes undecided.

she kept saying "Dirt!.....Dirt?"

sigh....

Alright, this photo needs an explanation. Grandma aka Oma aka Susan, found this "thing" on the beach. Oma was incredibly intrigued by this sea thingy. She showed us how it had a mouth that opened, only when no one was looking and how it inhaled and exhaled. Also, only when no one was looking. Joeys dad insisted it was whale poop.

This photo however i can not explain. Really, I have no idea whats happening here.

Ah, here Isabela gets sand in her mouth and Opa offered his sleeve to clean her up.

Back at the house Isabela showed Opa all her favorite animated nursery rhymes. Opa seems to be nervous cause he appears to be sweating.

The first day Isabela developed a rash on her feet that she insists I "rub" for HOURS in the middle of the night EVERY night we were there.

She also got a knot on her head where i opened the fridge door right into her....

And another one where she walked into the handle of the foose ball table.

*Disclaimer: she is sleeping in these photos, not unconscious.



We also did a little pre 2nd Birthday Party celebrating... with ice cream cake and presents!

Isabela loves playing "mommy". She put Sara down for a nap then decided she would do the same.

Meet Isabella!.... and Isabela. They became beach buddies in about a minute and ran off into the sunset together.

Isabela mentioned she had to "pee pee" so mommy fashioned her a potty! (aka, dug a hole in the sand)

For some one that wasnt sure of the beach a few days prior she was becoming quite the little dare devil.

Stay tuned for part II of the obx vacation. AND the surprise grand finale!