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We went back to Nags Head with Fafa for a windy, cool October week.  We visited the aquarium and Amelia got to ask some questions to a diver in the shark tank.  “How big is the tank?”, “What is the smallest fish?”, and “What is the black and white stick?” were some of her questions.

We spent most of our beach time in coats. 

Our first two days were marked by 20-30 mph winds.  The strong winds are doing some damage.  Many houses didn’t have beach access because the stairs were broken. 

The power of the ocean and wind is evident.  Our house from last year has been condemned, with many others near it, due to beach erosion.   A house collapsed into the ocean near Hatteras, and many houses are sandbagged (fun for climbing!) or have new bull dozed sand infront for protection.

 We had one day warm enough for bathing suits.

Wind-blown girl!

Daph with a bucket.

Aunt Cheri gave Amelia a “Fairy Houses” book for her birthday.  We built a beach fairy house with stick-grass-and-skate-egg walls, a sea weed flower garden and a pebbly-shell front yard.

She and Daphne each left a penny on the fairy bed (a clam shell) and they were gone the next morning, replaced with a pretty pink rock!

Daphne at Jockey’s Ridge, touching the sky.  She’s getting to be such a big girl!

The neat thing about all the stairs in a beach house is with all that practice Daph is standing up to go downstairs, rather than sliding on her tummy.

All Smiles.