OUR OUTER BANKS REUNION

I WAS ABLE TO LEAVE A WEEK EARLY FOR NORTH CAROLINA TO SPEND TIME WITH THE TORGESEN'S.  ONE OF THE GOALS THAT I HAD WAS TO MAKE PAIGE HER SPECIAL QUILT.  SHE HAD DRAWN ALL 20 PICTURES SO THEY WERE READY TO IRON ON THE QUILT BLOCKS.  WE WENT TO THE FABRIC STORE AND FOUND THE YELLOW FABRIC FOR THE IN BETWEEN BLOCKS.  PAIGE ALSO WANTED HER QUILT TO BE BLUE FLANNEL ON THE OTHER SIDE.

HER QUILT WAS FINISHED WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS AND SHE LOVED IT!!

 CHLOE HAD MADE HER QUILT WHEN SHE WAS 5 YEARS OLD AND GOT IT OUT TO SHARE WITH US.  THESE ARE WONDERFUL KEEPSAKES.

 ANOTHER PROJECT THAT PAIGE WANTED TO DO WAS MAKE A TANGLE'S BRAID LIKE I HAD MADE FOR ABBY.  WE MATCHED HER HAIR WITH YARN AND WAS ABLE TO FINISH THIS IN A DAY.  PAIGE LOOKED ADORABLE IN IT.

 DON FLEW  IN TO RALEIGH/DURAM ON FRIDAY.  EVERYONE WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE HIM AGAIN.

 ON SAT. JULY 7, LARA AND BEN DROVE DON AND I TO THE OUTER BANKS.  THIS IS THE LOVELY BEACH HOME THAT THE FAMILY RENTED FOR THE WEEK  IT WAS ONLY ABOUT A BLOCK FROM THE BEACH.

 WE HAD WONDERFUL TIMES IN THE OCEAN AND PLAYING ON THE BEACH.

 IT HAD BEEN YEARS SINCE DON AND I HAD BEEN TO THE OCEAN AND WE LOVED IT.

 WE ALSO ENJOYED THE POOL AT OUR BEACH HOME.  WE WERE ABLE TO SWIM IN IT ALMOST EVERY MORNING AND EVENING.  WHAT A GREAT TIME WE ALL HAD IN THE WATER.

 THE JACUZZI WAS WONDERFUL FOR EVERYONE TOO.  IT WAS SOOTHING TO ALL OF US ESPECIALLY AT THE END OF THE DAY.

EACH NIGHT  WE ENJOYED FAMILY TIME WITH SKITS AND CELEBRATIONS.  THESE WERE VERY MEMORABLE MOMENTS. FOR EVERYONER.

 I HAD ASKED EVERY ONE TO BRING DARK BLUE SHIRTS FOR A FAMILY PHOTO.  I WAS SO PLEASED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET A GOOD ONE.  SINCE IT WAS JULY I HAD BROUGHT A BUNTING AND SOME FLAGS FOR ALL THE GRANDCHILDREN TO REPRESENT AMERICA.  WE TOOK LOTS OF PICTURES WITH FAMILY GROUPS, ETC.

 THE GIRLS PUT ON AN ADORABLE SKIT IN HONOR OF MY 70TH BIRTHDAY (IN SEPT.)  I WAS VERY HONORED AND MOVED BY THIS EVENT.

 WE ALSO CELEBRATED NOLAN'S FIRST BIRTHDAY!  HE WAS SO CUTE AND LOVED HIS CAKE AND PRESENTS.

DON'S BIRTHDAY WAS ON JULY 12TH AND WE SURPRISED HIM WITH HIS FAVORITE SONG....THE SURFING BIRD!  I HAD MADE BEAKS FOR EVERYONE AND WE CAME IN FLAPPING OUR WINGS AS THE SONG WAS PLAYING..  WE THEN SANG HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HIM.  I GAVE HIM AN OUTER BANKS SHIRT AND HE LOVED IT.

 WE ALSO ENJOYED CAKE AND ICE CREAM.

 AS YOU CAN SEE WE REALLY HAD A MEMORABLE AND FUN FAMILY REUNION!!