So when I left off it was almost Labor Day weekend and we were all geared to go to NC to my parents Cabin for along weekend. A lot of people plan one last beach trip for Labor day and were so disappointed because a Hurricane was headed to the FL area. It ended up in Louisiana I think and what path did it take....it went up and over to right over NC for Labor Day weekend. So, we opted not to drive the 6 hours to sit in a cabin with 2 boys for days while it rained. The weather was actually going to be nicer here than it was there. So while we were disappointed I was glad we knew ahead of time and could change plans.
So plan B Jason came up with. He rented a boat and we headed out to an island that a lot of people will go to and anchor and just hang out. The weather was very nice and we had a great time! The beaches are still nothing like Gulf beaches but this one wasn't as bad as some. I learned a lot this day.... 1. no matter how much I apply sunscreen to Blake's face it is going to get very red!! 2. I could get used to this. and 3. Boats are a lot of work!! I was exhausted at the end of the day!!
On Monday we had another new adventure.....crabbing! This is something new for us and I wasn't sure how much I would like it, but it was a lot of fun! Jason picked up some cheap crab traps and rigged them up and off we went! I cannot remember now how many we caught, maybe 18. What I enjoyed most were the 8 shrimp we caught :).... by the time they were cleaned and cooked they were like popcorn shrimp ;)!!! We had us a nice crab boil for dinner!! We learned a lot but we still have more to learn.
So even though this was all plan B and not our original idea of family time in the mountains.... we made some great memories!!! So see more pictures you can check out our Shutterfly Album.
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