A few years ago in a conversation with my husband I exclaimed, “traveling is my favorite!” I was trying to convince him that we needed to take a major family trip and he wasn’t fully on board with the expense of a big vacation. He laughed and called me Buddy the Elf be...

Open for business! It’s that time of year on the Outer Banks and the doors are open, the homes are filling up and the memories are being made. It’s officially my busy season and I’ll be honest, the hardest part about being an Outer Banks mom is that as the school year...

I grew up coming to the Outer Banks on vacation with my extended family and I always loved that my mom and her sisters would each take a night to cook. It was always more affordable and more convenient than going out to eat with a huge group and we got to try some food...

We had the best time at Massanutten Resort last weekend celebrating my husband's birthday. On our way home we stopped for lunch and an elderly couple started talking to our girls about skiing and asked us where we lived. When we told them that we were heading home to t...

We’re big on books around here. There’s magic in the escape that a good book provides and transporting to the setting with our kids is one of my favorite things to do. We read to our kids as often as possible and the book shelves are often overflowing. Now that Penny i...

It’s not a secret that I didn’t grow up here on the Outer Banks. Like so many, I grew up vacationing here and jumped at the chance to move permanently in 2011 and it felt like moving home. After loving the Outer Banks for 20+ years, I just couldn’t shake the sand from...

THE SEPTEMBER REPORT

Check out our insider scoop on what's going on 

here on The Outer Banks in SEPTEMBER!

You won't want to miss any of these hot

NEW events, businesses and experiences! 

Go ahead and add them all to your OBX Bucket List!

HEALTH 

One of my favorite things abo...

THE AUGUST REPORT

Check out our insider scoop on what's going on 

here on The Outer Banks in AUGUST!

You won't want to miss any of these hot

NEW events, businesses and experiences! 

Go ahead and add them all to your OBX Bucket List!

HEALTH 

We’re in full soccer training mode...

When we first started our list for the Outer Banks Mom Approved program, we knew that The Rundown Cafe would be at the top! This invitation only partnership requires that a restaurant be locally owned and lovingly cater to families! 

I can honestly remember when we firs...

When I was a kid we would go on vacation and come home to a full mailbox and a full voicemail on our home phone. It was mostly junk mail and voicemails reminding us about a doctors appointment or a haircut in the upcoming weeks. 

When I was a teenager and email and cell...