Katie, Jackie, Rich, Mindy, and I spent five days at Ocean Isle. It was a rescheduled vacation that Rich put together after my parents were unable to make the first trip we planned. My folks stayed in Boone to look after my grandmother during her fight against congestive heart failure. She hasn’t lived 95 years because she’s not committed to life, and I’m glad to report that she’s almost back to full strength. It was disappointing for us to be beach-bound without my parents (understatement of the year: they deserve a vacation), but they did what they had to do.
The rest of us enjoyed our time at OIB; no one soaked in more of the experience than little Jackie. I’ve included some pictures below. If I had the time to arrange them chronologically, the images would tell a cohesive story. I’ll leave it up to you to organize them from first to last (especially the pictures where Jackie is eating sand). As soon as I have time to edit the video from the trip there will be some live-action memories posted here too.
I think I spent the dog food money 
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August 19, 2009 at 5:43 am
Nana
What an adorable swimsuit and hat to match! She has the same expression on her face when she eats sand as she does when she eats green beans!
August 19, 2009 at 1:52 pm
senojydna
Actually, I think she would prefer sand to green beans any day. We thought that if we let her eat some, she would realize it tastes bad and stop shoveling it in her mouth. Our hands-off approach didn’t work at all.
She’s looking forward to seeing you in a couple of weeks!
August 22, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Anne
I just can’t get enough of that bonnet.
August 25, 2009 at 10:54 pm
Aunt Ho Ho
She is growing up too fast! I can’t wait to hold her in a few weeks! I can’t wait for Uncle Scott to meet her for the first time! He is going to eat her up!