Mary Lou and Glenn

Thanks to Mary Lou and Glenn for inviting us to come along.

The Beach Mart

Here I am doing some more free advertising. These shots were taken inside the store (except for the one at the top.) Which do you prefer, the whale shirt or the dolphin one? What about the fishing boat or the pirate ship?

The House

Here is the house we stayed in while we were at Holden Beach. It seemed to work our rather well. Pat and I had a room on the first floor, (right above the garage) so we could hang our wet suits ou there on the line right outside our door.

Holden Beach Bridge

Here is an interesting shot of the Holden Beach bridge as seen from the front of the fish market. My brother-in-law can explain why it had to be so curvy. He used to work for the DOT.

The Inlet

Here is a shot of the end of the beach. You can see the inlet and the edge of Long Beach from here. Actually, I don't know if it is still called Long Beach, but that is Oak Island anyway, and further down on Oak Island are Caswell Beach and Yaupon Beach. I just knew that you would want to know.

Merry-Go-Round

And at last a couple of shot of the Merry-Go-Round. Please note that both shots were taken while the machinery was moving at full speed. Does it appear that Kenan might be getting a bit dizzy?

A Sunny Day

Here are various self-explanatory shots of us at the beach.

The mustache

Here is one of Sheri proudly showing off her zinc oxide mustache. I told Brett that I shoulda had him in his "Where's your mustache?" shirt that he wore from time to time, but I never seemed to get around to it.

The Beach

Here is a shot up the beach and down the beach. I also included one of the tent which kept us from getting too much sun.

More Beach Pics

Here are some more pics of our time at the beach. In this set we have a very artsy arrangement of three shots of Kenan, the 18-month old, with "bookends" on either side showings some nicknacks which were hanging on the wall. Who can tell us what kind of sailboat that is in the top pic? I'm betting one of the Riley boys will be the first with the correct answer.

First Shots

Here we are arriving at our cottage at Holden Beach on Sunday a week ago. Pat and I didn't get there as early as the rest of the group so they had a bit of a wait to get in the house as it took them a bit longer than usual to get it ready. In the first shot you see everyone under the house waiting for the key. We had three little boys staying with us, and the next pic is Kenan playing with a rabbit who likes to jump. The third pic is another little boy, oh wait, no, that's Patrick, one of the daddys, but he is a kid at heart. The next shot is from the beach, showing our public access, and the last one is one of a sand dollar that Pat found on the beach the first day. Glenn said it was a good omen that we would be in the house soon and things were looking up.