Beach Trip

We headed to the beach last week and really had a nice time.  My Mom went with just the kids and myself for four days.  We shell hunted every day and on the last day Matthew found this beauty, and then turned it over and sadly there was a little creature living in it.  It was exciting to see it, but he was sad because it was the most beautiful shell we found over the four days we were there.  The weather was perfect!  I don't think I have ever been to an East Coast Beach and didn't break a sweat, but I didn't!

The hotel had all kinds of pools, Jacuzzis and lazy rivers, it was nice but a little too crowded during the day:(

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Of course we went to the Aquarium 

We also went to Wonder Works, which was fun, but a lot like Discovery Place at home.  We had a good time and enjoyed trying some new things we hadn't done. 

A little sand castle and pyramids were built:) 

North Carolina Transportation Musuem

We went up to the Transportation Museum again because they had a Rail Fan day and several trains on the tracks.  Matthew of course was in heaven:)

This below is in the cab  of the Norfolk Southern they had on the track that you could take a very short ride, which we did twice!

I didn't ride on this little thing but it looked like fun:) 

I do get a little nap in on these little rides and this one was air conditioned so I had no complaints:) 

This was the second ride in the cab and Matthew got to blow the horn.  That was the prize of the day and this was just before we left so he was happy, happy!