I can't even describe how awesome spring break was in March. Seriously there is nothing better than spending a whole week together as a family with absolutely no plans. It was perfect!
Jeremy and I blew up the air mattress and slept in the front room just for fun. Leila loved playing on it every morning.
We kept every day pretty chill. One day we decided to go play around at the church. We played some basketball and some volleyball, both which Leila loved.
We walked around town and did a little shopping.
Leila and Daddy did a little wrestling...and Leila really showed him what she's got. This girl can take care of herself. :)
In true Evans fashion we did plan a big beach trip. We decided to go to Shackleford Island because we had heard that there are wild horses that live out there and great shells. It was a pretty far drive and we had to pay to take the boat over to the island but we definitely thought it would be worth it. Let's just say we had pretty high expectations...and we were not disappointed!
There was a little mix up in the information we got online so we just barely missed the ferry. On top of that they wanted to charge us for Leila. I couldn't believe it! Thankfully I was able to use my amazing persuasive skills to convince the sweet ticket gal to let us sneak her on. So grateful! While we waited for the last ferry of the day to depart we checked out a museum downtown. It had a bunch of pirate stuff and even a whale skeleton and heart. It was pretty cool!
When we finally caught the ferry we had a fun ride over and saw some wild horses along the shores of a couple of the islands. Once we arrived we knew we had to move quickly because we didn't have much time before we were to be picked up again. So we booked it! We spent our time gathering shells as we looked for the horses. We stopped and ate some food and then decided to make our way back on higher ground. That is where we first saw them. They were pretty far away but still pretty rad. We really wanted to get closer (Jeremy especially had been looking forward to seeing them) but since time was getting close for us to catch the ferry back we weren't sure that we would have time for us all to run and see them. So Jeremy ran and I took Leila in the Ergo and the backpack and tried to figure out how to get back on my own. Now anyone who knows me knows that I am TERRIBLE with directions! So of course I had no idea where I was going. I ran into a dead pelican and immediately started thinking worse case scenarios in my head of what had killed this thing. I started really hustling and finally made it back to the beach but quite a ways from the ferry. It was already there and people were getting on so I knew I needed to hurry. All of the sudden there were thousands of crabs all around my feet. I was freaking out and running around like a crazy person. Suddenly Jeremy shows up a little ways down the beach. Now we were both trying to run for the ferry while avoiding all these crabs. Needless to say we just barely made it and I think everyone thought we were absolutely mad! It was an adventure to say the least! But so much fun!
Oops...Leila didn't quite make it in!
The horses were totally worth all the trouble! :)
Once we got back to land we still had a lot of day left so we decided to head over to Atlantic Beach and just relax. It was the perfect way to end such a memorable day!
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