Vacation is over

It's impossible to have a bad vacation with this view every day. We moved to a different part of the Outer Banks this year so it was a new part of the beach and a new house. The house was a bit smaller but much more of a traditional beach house and really well maintained. Everyone loved the change. We were in South Nags Head so it's about a 2 hour shorter drive and there are lots more things to do nearby. I expected for the beach to be more crowded but it wasn't. Even the weather was perfect.

The highlight of the trip was having a 17-month-old child with us this time. Last year Cora was less than 6-month old and didn't handle the change of venue well. They went home after 2 nights. This year she was ready to party with everyone and was delightful. Pretty much all the photos I took were of her and I won't share any of those. I won't share other people's kids photos. But the highlight for everyone was Cora learning everyone's names and she called me "Ick Ick". My brother is beyond happy.
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A friend of mine came down for a day to play golf with Chris. She brought the best kite I've ever seen. This octopus is GIGANTIC but really easy to fly. If you are into kites, you can get it here.
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I didn't crochet one stitch while I was at the beach but I added a few rows to this shawl on the ride down.
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On the way home I added some rows to the scarf. I started where you see the strings where I started the new ball of yarn.
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Since I've been home I've been catching up on sleep and doing laundry. I finally got into the sewing room today and started quilting the next set of placemats. I'm at the point where I need to decide if I'm going to add some applique or some other element.

I'll probably work through the placemats this week. I will work early voting Thursday and will be dyeing fabric for my Eclipse quilt Friday.