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Free Adventures Await!

Audra Krieg

Jun 14, 2019
3 min

Free Adventures Await!

Sand and saltwater are the two things that we don’t typically negotiate on. We head to the beach as soon as we have a free moment but sometimes, the weather just isn’t favorable for a beach day. Oftentimes, we use a gusty or chilly day to work on one of our many on-going home projects or we get caught up on work but we always have our mind on being outside adventuring. So, other than the beach, what is there to do on the Outer Banks? I’ve been asked this question a hundred ti

Outer Banks Mom Approved: Barrier Island Bagels

Audra Krieg

Jun 3, 2019
3 min

Outer Banks Mom Approved: Barrier Island Bagels

One of our family’s favorite breakfast spots is Barrier Island Bagels in the Southern Shores Marketplace. They were easily added to our Outer Banks Mom Approved list because of the way that they pay special attention to children, offer healthy and delicious options and because they are locally owned! Our kids always look forward to a special weekend trip to B.I.B! I could go on and on about their amazing bagels and smoothies. I could tell you that our kids crave the açaí bowl

Outer Banks Mom Approved: OBX Frozen Yogurt

Audra Krieg

Aug 13, 2018
2 min

Outer Banks Mom Approved: OBX Frozen Yogurt

If you have ever met the Schwartzenberg family then you know that kindness beams out of each of them like sunshine and when you stop by OBX Frozen Yogurt in Southern Shores, you will instantly feel welcome. We caught up with the local owners to invite them to our Outer Banks Mom Approved program because on top of an incredibly clean and kid-friendly establishment, they also take the time to make sure that everyone that comes through their doors receives the same top-notch ser

Friday Libations

Audra Krieg

Aug 3, 2018
1 min

Friday Libations

We've been buying peaches on repeat for the past few weeks. It seems that non of us can get enough and they are so delish right now! The other day I stopped at Tarheel Too in Kill Devil Hills before lunch. Read: I was hungry! I ended up buying more peaches even though I knew that our fruit bowl at home was filled to the top! Their selection of fresh produce has been amazing this Summer! So when it came time for our Friday Libations, I started thinking about peach cocktails th

BEACH TOY GIVEAWAY!

Audra Krieg

Jul 16, 2018
2 min

BEACH TOY GIVEAWAY!

When we adopted a local beach access and promised the local SurfRider Foundation that we would keep it clean, we knew we were making a tiny difference on the beach. We didn’t realize that this experience of cleaning up a beach access each week would have such an impact on our family! From the first beach clean that we participated in, we were shocked to see how much we were able to pick up in just a few short minutes. More surprising though was the amount of beach toys that w

Outer Banks Mom Approved - An Elite Squad

Audra Krieg

Jun 25, 2018
3 min

Outer Banks Mom Approved - An Elite Squad

Outer Banks Mom Approved. I've been thinking about this for a while now but I've been a little bit selfish. See, I have eaten at just about every single restaurant on the Outer Banks. I've shopped at every single store and I've even bought goldfish at ALL of the fish distributors on this sandbar. Sidenote: I have goldfish that are going on a year old... so, I'm telling you... I have a lot of knowledge in the consumerism department when it comes to the Outer Banks! But I knew

Jumping into Fun!

Audra Krieg

Jun 21, 2018
3 min

Jumping into Fun!

Yesterday we had a first look at Jumpmasters Trampoline Park in Manteo. Since the announcement of the business a few months ago, my kids have been so excited! Truth be told, I’ve been super excited too! For me, it’s hard to find something that all of my kids are excited about because with a toddler, a kindergartener and a high-schooler, it’s usually a losing battle to find common ground. With Jumpmasters, we have a winner! I cannot wait to start planning playdates at the tram

The Week of the Dad - The Weeping Radish

Audra Krieg

Jun 12, 2018
3 min

The Week of the Dad - The Weeping Radish

With Father’s Day just around the corner, we’re dubbing this the Week of the Dad here on the Outer Banks! So I surveyed the best Dad that I know, Mr. Outer Banks Dad himself. I asked him what he wanted to do the most for Father’s Day and his answers were simple; beach time, a great lunch somewhere that we’ve never been before and time to just relax at home. Done, done and done! Since we had a free Sunday, we invited some sweet friends and headed across the bridge to The Weepi

Sunshine Craft - Walking Sticks

Audra Krieg

Jun 4, 2018
2 min

Sunshine Craft - Walking Sticks

School is officially out for the Summer and Penny has turned to decorating the entire house with her creations. I absolutely love her creativity and her need to be constantly doing something but sometimes the art projects start to cover every inch of our home! I can't bring myself to throw much of anything away either so we're filling an obscene amount of wall space and plastic storage containers with her artwork! With a long Summer ahead of us, I'm using our time together to

Weekend Recap - Feel It Still

Audra Krieg

May 28, 2018
2 min

Weekend Recap - Feel It Still

When you live where people vacation, it’s hard to break away and actually take a vacation for yourself. We are so blessed to have beautiful beaches, warm waves and an abundance of sunshine to enjoy each and every day. But like any place, your day to day life seems to take over and the stress builds up and taking a vacation from vacationland is so needed. Here on the Outer Banks we have beaches to the North that are absolutely breathtaking and beaches to the South that make yo

Date Like You're on Vacation - The Lost Colony

Audra Krieg

May 25, 2018
2 min

Date Like You're on Vacation - The Lost Colony

Have you ever heard someone say that there isn’t anything to do on the Outer Banks? I hear it all the time, people get bored here! It’s kind of mind boggling to me because we truly have so much to do that sometimes I don’t know how we will fit it all in. Jason and I have recently been discussing just how amazing life on the Outer Banks is and how we need to sneak in more date nights to enjoy it all! So, I present to you the first page of our Summer series: Date Like You’re on

Ocracoke Island - An Outdoorsy Weekend!

Audra Krieg

May 24, 2018
3 min

Ocracoke Island - An Outdoorsy Weekend!

We’re gearing up for our annual Ocracoke Island camping trip. Last year, we had the brilliant idea to take our 5 month old baby, our 5 month old puppy and head to Ocracoke to camp with the rest of the family. To put it lightly, it was a nightmare. We’re learning from our big mistakes and hoping that this year is a great time! Our first mistake was that we decided to tent camp. We had two teenage boys and a toddler with us and they didn’t quite grasp the concept of zipping the

Beach Ready Kids - Start with Beach Books!

Audra Krieg

May 21, 2018
2 min

Beach Ready Kids - Start with Beach Books!

If you happened to catch our Community Contributor Post from THE Kellie Flock over a year ago, then you know that the beach is an amazing place for the growth and development of a child. At any age, the shore provides "auditory, vestibular, proprioceptive, and tactile stimulation like no other,” as Kellie puts it! But, with all of that goodness there is tons of room for fear and anxiety and hopefully a little curiosity too! I know that my own children have had moments where

Heather Sakers - Outer Banks Mom Spotlight

Audra Krieg

May 16, 2018
4 min

Heather Sakers - Outer Banks Mom Spotlight

We’re keeping this series rolling with day 3 of our Outer Banks Mom Spotlight! If you don’t already know her, then please allow me to introduce Heather Sakers! After our home-buying and HGTV experience, I developed a serious obsession with real estate. When I first met Heather Sakers, an incredibly successful Outer Banks real-estate agent, I started asking her questions and I haven’t stopped trying to obtain some of her knowledge since. Heather has been energetically making

Cori Riddle - Outer Banks Mom Spotlight

Audra Krieg

May 15, 2018
3 min

Cori Riddle - Outer Banks Mom Spotlight

We’re celebrating the incredible Mom’s here on the Outer Banks and day two of our Outer Banks Mom Spotlight series is shining on the beautiful and incredibly intelligent Cori Riddle! The Outer Banks community was fortunate enough to have Cori make Southern Shores her home in 1998 and over the past 20 years she has truly blessed this community with her big heart and willingness to help others! When her youngest was still just a toddler she served on the board for the Dare Coun

Strawberries and a Sandbar - One Epic Weekend

Audra Krieg

Apr 30, 2018
2 min

Strawberries and a Sandbar - One Epic Weekend

I'm convinced that life on the Outer Banks is the best way to raise a family. We seem to have found this perfect pocket of beautiful beaches meets rustic farmland and I know that I'm not the only one that feels incredibly blessed to live here. Over the weekend we had incredible weather and managed to sneak in a beach day on Saturday and on Sunday we headed to Point Harbor to pick strawberries. I'm telling you, we've got the best of both worlds here on the Outer Banks! Strawbe

Rock-A-Bye Baby Celebrates 20 Years!

Audra Krieg

Apr 19, 2018
1 min

Rock-A-Bye Baby Celebrates 20 Years!

Outer Banks Mom is proud to shop at Rock A Bye Baby in Nags Head. The iconic store celebrates 20 years in 2018! Congrats!

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