OBX.

Okay, I KNOW it's been sometime since the last post, but need I say it? Dude, I have a BABY! Actually, I should be trying to get some rest, but I'm slogging through some kind of Flu/Cold bug and drowning in my own phlegm, so sleep is not on the agenda.

Where to begin? Ah, the vacation you say! Yep, earlier this month, Kenny & Kendra, Meg & I, Kendra's folks (Ken & Dolly) and Meg's folks (Gary & Monica) all headed down to The Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Oh, yeah.
We also took Ivy & Sloane. We out numbered those babies 4 to 1 and they STILL kicked our collected asses!

Now I COULD go on and on about the nightmares of trying to take a vacation with two nine month old infants. I could write paragraph after paragraph on driving for hours in stop and go traffic, ear infections, midnight runs to the emergency room, spider bites, inconsolable babies, lack of sleep, alcohol poisoning, frayed nerves, strained relationships or even bruises of unknown origin. Oh, I could. But, I won't.

What I DO want to write about is my wife Meg, and how totally awesome she is. Now don't get me wrong, I pitched in, but Meg shouldered the brunt of Ivy's attack down in the land of sand & spiders. You see, around day 2 of the trip Ivy caught a runny nose from her pal, Sloane, then managed to turn that into an ear infection. She was one UNHAPPY little beast. From the get-go, I wasn't expecting much of a break on this trip. After all, I was bringing my "work" with me. Now, with Ivy sick, all my worst fears about the trip were coming to light. This is where Meg stepped in. She spent hours with that baby attached to her chest like some kind of life force sucking parasite from another dimension and never really said "BOO" about it. My girl, in her own quiet way, tried her best to make sure I had at least SORT OF a vacation, and I love her for it deeply. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I'm a far luckier man than I deserve.

So, there you have it. Short, and probably just a little sickeningly sweet. Not much in the way of a "travelogue," but do you REALLY give a shit WHAT we did on our trip?
Didn't think so.
Anyway, I DID take loads of pictures.
Here's a few.
Enjoy.

The BEAST.


Shhhhhhhhh.....


Laughing in the face of horror.


Rock-a-bye beasty.