Outer Banks Day 1

We arrived at the beach house pretty late, around bedtime, so we weren't able to do any touristy things. But this morning, we kicked off our vacation with Duck Donuts. Both Evelyn and Julia requested going there for breakfast. How can you go wrong with hot, fresh, made-to-order donuts?An added bonus to eating at Duck Donuts is the osprey nest in the sound, a few feet from the boardwalk. We watched the daddy osprey (pictured below) fly around while the mommy stayed in the nest (you can't see her - she's down in the nest).
After getting our fill of donuts, we slathered on sunscreen and headed to the beach. Both girls played and played and played in the sand. Evelyn built sand cities while Julia moved sand from one container to another.
Evelyn also took a few splash breaks in the ocean. That water was freezing cold, but she didn't care.
Here's a group shot of us girls. We beach bums spent close to five hours at the beach today - with the weather absolutely beautiful, we couldn't resist.