Well, I was struck at midnight the night before Natalie's b'day with an idea that I had been saving to my Pinterest Board for literally YEARS, but had never been able to pull off and finally, the kids room set-up was perfect!!!
But no forethought equaled....WELLLLL….a bit of a challenge...
A trash bag and roll of medical gauze tape later, we lamely pulled it off...and it still didn't QUITE work out, but the kids were thrilled with it, so I guess that's all that mattered! 🤣🤣
HONESTLY friends...It just ALWAYS LOOKS BETTER ON PINTEREST!!!! LOL...
Anywhooo...she was happy and felt loved despite our Pinterest fail!!!
More pool fun...and the biggest birthday surprise was the turn in weather that wasn't predicted to come until a day later...score!!
The beach suddenly became VERY crowded!!
James and his sweet buddy Caroline!
The old folks...
(We haven't been to the Outer Banks together in 16 years!!!)
Pale and pasty as ever...but better together than ever too!!
😍🤣😍
Our crew!
The kids still couldn't go out in the waves due to the Rip Current advisory, but they had a BLAST Boogie Boarding!!
Natalie was so happy that Taco Night landed on her birthday!!
Her favorite meal...and it was made into a pool party!! So fun...
Happy, happy birthday girl!
Cornhole!!
We provided "Birthday Popsicles" for everyone in lieu of cake!
(More celebrations with cake in the coming weeks, no worries!)
Families, young marrieds, young singles...this beach house housed 'em all...and it was great to have everyone together in community!!
Cutest lil' guy in the world...no bias here, of course ;)
Dads + Kids + Cornhole got a little rowdy...🤣🤣
Volleyball awesomeness...
Basketball ferocity...
And 2 five-month-old babies in the house too!!
Presents ended up being later on that night with just our family...and I think we even lost James to sleep along the way...
Natalie LOVED her very own full chocolate bar, a dress and a fun-fancy handwriting book!
And then on to the BIRTHDAY HIGHLIGHT!!!!
PARASAILING, HERE WE COME!!!!
Getting on the boat to head out into the open waters!!
Harnessing up!!! The girls were so brave!
A little scary moment of taking off...
But they braved it and had so much fun!
600 feet into the air they go!!!!
A little water DIP at the end!!
Corolla Lighthouse...
Our man-crew awaiting us when we arrived back!!!
So fun!!!
Happy birthday, sweet girl!!
More fun to come...
