Birthday at the Beach

We were excited that Brian's birthday timed up with a weekend that Donna and Marty had their beach house. What wasn't perfect timing was the ice storm that hit Raleigh the day we were supposed to head down to the beach....

Let's just say that spending 4 1/2 stressful hours crawling along in the car with a toddler demanding snacks every 10 minutes was not part of Brian's birthday plan- but the bottle of wine and seafood dinner we had when we finally arrived definitely was (thanks to Donna and Marty for making that happen!). Once we got that drive behind us, we had a great time (sans the Carolina loss to State). There is something neat about being at the beach during the off season...here are some fun moments.