Sunday was church and shopping, and it was a beautiful day.  I only managed to get one picture, though, because I forgot my camera on our trek into Morehead City. Ah well.  Monday was beautiful also, but cloudy and eventually rainy in the afternoon.  We had a good walk along the beach, the kids got very sandy, and fun was had by all.

Here are some pictures from both days:

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The Naves' Winter Vacation to the Outer Banks

[img title="Oh, What a Beautiful Morning" alt="Can't say much more than that." src="http://www.thenaves.org/wp-content/flagallery/obx_20110207/thumbs/thumbs_100_3820.jpg"][img title="Down by the Seashore" alt="Monday morning was overcast and a little chilly, but the kids played on the beach anyway." src="http://www.thenaves.org/wp-content/flagallery/obx_20110207/thumbs/thumbs_100_3821.jpg"][img title="Shell-y" alt="Well, actually, that's Tessa, our resident shelling expert, with a beauty." src="http://www.thenaves.org/wp-content/flagallery/obx_20110207/thumbs/thumbs_100_3824.jpg"][img title="Not a Soul in Sight" alt="The beaches are empty except for the occasional walker. This is the best reason to come in the off-season." src="http://www.thenaves.org/wp-content/flagallery/obx_20110207/thumbs/thumbs_100_3826.jpg"][img title="Storm on the Horizon" alt="The waves were a portent of the rain to come, as were the clouds in the distance." src="http://www.thenaves.org/wp-content/flagallery/obx_20110207/thumbs/thumbs_100_3827.jpg"][img title="Yuck" alt="Gabriel insisted he had found "fossilized poop". He may have been right." src="http://www.thenaves.org/wp-content/flagallery/obx_20110207/thumbs/thumbs_100_3828.jpg"][img title="Cheese" alt="Oliver is one of the cheesiest Nave kids. He is also usually the sandiest." src="http://www.thenaves.org/wp-content/flagallery/obx_20110207/thumbs/thumbs_100_3829.jpg"][img title="A Bird in the Hand..." alt="Okay, it's just a feather, but it came from a bird." src="http://www.thenaves.org/wp-content/flagallery/obx_20110207/thumbs/thumbs_100_3830.jpg"][img title="... Is Worth Two in the Bush" alt="Or, in this case, two in each hand. Those seem to be loon feathers, but it's hard to say for sure." src="http://www.thenaves.org/wp-content/flagallery/obx_20110207/thumbs/thumbs_100_3835.jpg"][img title="Uncertain" alt="Sophie is not sure what she has, but she's thinking it just might taste good!" src="http://www.thenaves.org/wp-content/flagallery/obx_20110207/thumbs/thumbs_100_3836.jpg"][img title="Foxy" alt="There was a fox roaming the beach that morning, and he left some tracks for us to find." src="http://www.thenaves.org/wp-content/flagallery/obx_20110207/thumbs/thumbs_100_3838.jpg"][img title="Not So Foxy" alt="4x4's also leave tracks on the beach, but that's not quite as exciting as fox tracks." src="http://www.thenaves.org/wp-content/flagallery/obx_20110207/thumbs/thumbs_100_3839.jpg"][img title="Holey Moley" alt="There's nothing better than building sand tunnels in good packing sand." src="http://www.thenaves.org/wp-content/flagallery/obx_20110207/thumbs/thumbs_100_3840.jpg"][img title="Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut..." alt="Dom is working on a castle on a mound." src="http://www.thenaves.org/wp-content/flagallery/obx_20110207/thumbs/thumbs_100_3841.jpg"][img title="In Too Deep" alt="Oliver is really taking this tunnel thing pretty seriously." src="http://www.thenaves.org/wp-content/flagallery/obx_20110207/thumbs/thumbs_100_3842.jpg"][img title="Recycling" alt="Apparently the sand from Oliver's tunnel is being used to build Dom's castle mound." src="http://www.thenaves.org/wp-content/flagallery/obx_20110207/thumbs/thumbs_100_3845.jpg"][img title="Surrounded" alt="Tessa's shell collection is growing by leaps and bounds today!" src="http://www.thenaves.org/wp-content/flagallery/obx_20110207/thumbs/thumbs_100_3847.jpg"][img title="Overexposed" alt="I forgot to change the camera settings, so Dominic is looking quite bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in this picture." src="http://www.thenaves.org/wp-content/flagallery/obx_20110207/thumbs/thumbs_100_3848.jpg"][img title="Sleepyhead" alt="The beach air sure has a calming effect on the little ones, especially Sophie." src="http://www.thenaves.org/wp-content/flagallery/obx_20110207/thumbs/thumbs_100_3849.jpg"][img title="It is Complete!" alt="The Castle on the Mound is done, and ready to be demolished by high-tide." src="http://www.thenaves.org/wp-content/flagallery/obx_20110207/thumbs/thumbs_100_3850.jpg"]