Transformers and a new Laptop

Got a new laptop for Jean-Luc today.  He's been wanting one forever, so we finally caved and got him one.

Saw the new Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon tonight.  It was great!  Better than the second one.  Started off a little slow, but the whole second half was like a roller coaster ride!

Golf

Back at Duran Par 3 yesterday.  Everyone has improved somewhat!  It wasn't my best day, but it was better on average.  And Chris did really well.  The boys have been doing the Junior Golf League at the Savannahs on Tuesday and Friday mornings for about 3 weeks now, and their improvement shows.  Then, lunch at Five Guys.

Sewing

Got some sewing done. Like attaching this tricorne hat to the pirate turtle! And a few missing buttons to shorts.

Cookie time

Anton made peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies for his brother's friends.  What a good helper!

Parfait

Parfaits for dessert!

Heading Home

In the morning, we had breakfast and then headed out on the road for the long trip home. First up was the Kitty Hawk Flight Memorial. We had Father's Day lunch at Olive Garden in Rocky Mount, NC. Happy Father's Day Bill!!

We stopped in Conway to see Marilynn and spend the night. We had wings for dinner, and then went and saw Green Lantern. I thought it was pretty good. The boys can't wait for the sequel!

Duck, North Carolina

Spent the weekend on the Outer Banks in Duck, North Carolina. My company had a big party for everyone within driving distance. It's a little further than driving distance for us, but we went anyways.

We got there Friday afternoon, right at 2:30. As we pulled into the Sanderling, I was telling Bill, "Stop, stop! Let me out!" The kickoff meeting was just about to start. Heard all about how the company did the last year (good) and what the plans were for the next year. Then off to find my family who had taken advantage of the pool. The evening dinner was quite nice, they gave out a lot of awards.

The next morning, breakfast was provided. Trotman and Amy invited us out on their boat to go tubing. The sound was pretty shallow, so we had to out pretty far to get to deeper water. Chris, Jean-Luc, and Bill took to the tube (only two at a time), and they had a blast!

Afterwards, the company had a clambake beach party planned. It was pretty fun, the boys enjoyed playing out in the ocean. The water was ice cold! We didn't stay too long because it was so hot out on the beach.

Then we drove up to the Currituck Beach Light Station. It's a lighthouse with 214 steps, about 160 feet straight up. Anton and I went to the top. Him much quicker than me... I had to stop and rest, frequently. And once at the top, I pretty much hugged the tower. It was way too scary at the edge!

For dinner, we drove back down to Roanoake to Five Guys. Pretty good burgers! And it was a nice scenic trip back to the hotel.

Click the title to see all the photos!

Marilynn was here!

Marilynn visited over the weekend. We went to Islands of Adventure on Saturday, and putzed around the house the rest of the days. She took me shopping on Sunday. I lasted three hours, then I was done! Monday we went to the movies and saw Super 8. I thought it was pretty good, the boys not so much. Marilynn liked it as well. Click the title to see all the Islands of Adventure pics! I just LOVE the one with Chris and Marmaduke!

Games

Ahhhh, the sounds of summer. World of Warcraft and Jean-Luc's iPhone (playing tunes) in the background. Yes, that's Jean-Luc's head in the far left. Anton is the one in the middle, and Chris is the one closest to us.

Stuff

The boys goofing around one afternoon. As soon as they saw the camera, they went into HIDE mode. And we had homemade burgers for dinner last night. Check out the height!

Finally, a picture of the cat. Chris says I don't take enough pictures of her, but she's usually hiding.

Par-tays!

Wow! We had a party day today! First was Anton's baseball party at KARS park. We had to pick up the chicken and pizza and also bring a dessert. It was a lot of fun! I made photos for all the kids and a collage for the coaches.

I'm going to include Chris' Mustangs team photo here because I've not yet posted it anywhere else.

After the party, we went over to the Johnson's house for a short bit because to drive home and then back to the next party would be a haul. The next party was for Mike Matthias' DROP (some kind of retirement announcement) at the King Duck's Inn. This was quite nice, but we only knew a handful of people. We had to leave early because we had to drop Jean-Luc off at Carter's because he was going to a concert (Mat and Kim) in Orlando.

Finally, we're off to Nick Kindred's Fiftieth Birthday party tonight. Hopefully we'll have a nice time!

XMen First Class

Saw XMen First Class tonight. It was pretty good, explained a lot of things. I enjoyed it!

Boys and Golf

Today was the first day of the summer Junior League program at the Savannah's. The boys play golf twice a week through to the end of July, on Tuesdays and Fridays. The boys said they had a great time. Jean-Luc birdied on the ninth hole so he was happy. Chris played in a group of 4 with Matt Maffei. Jean-Luc and Anton played with Anthony Minute. I'm glad that they had fun.