Lingering

This weekend we went to Cary, NC to visit our friends Jenny and Josh Linger.

They moved out there for jobs a couple of years ago and we really hadn't seen much of each other since.

So after two years of "we need to get together soon" we finally did!

We had an amazing time catching up and just hanging out, though they did take us on quite a few fun outings and basically spoiled us rotten!

I'll tell the story through pictures... here ya go...

Rupert begged begged begged to have his nails painted (before we left, so I obliged)

Quite a process since he has crooked toes!

Roger Dodger, Raji

Nails too!

On to the vacation!

Rupert enjoying his corndog on Wrightsville Beach

Boogie and I building a sand castle

Jenny & Josh being themselves

Smiling pretty

Soaking up the sun for a bit

Chris getting Rupert water for his sandcastle

We built sandcastles for hours, literally!

Team work!

Toes in the sand

Rupert attempting to climb a small embankment in front of our blankets

Enjoying the view

Sucking ice was also a favorite activity that day

Sandy hands

Mad about the sunscreen

Pouting gets you nowhere with me...

Ok, maybe :)

Momma and Rupert at the beach

Rupert telling Jenny a story

Jenny tickling Ru

Trying to smile nice

The Children's Museum, Marbles, in Raleigh

Launching rockets

Driving a city bus

Jenny and I were the passengers of course

Sliding out to the play center

Driving a boat requires the proper gear!

Fishing

He caught one!

Fireman, his favorite ever

Putting out the blaze

Playing Veterinarian, weighing the sick cat

Cleaning the dog and giving him shots

Stethoscope

Wearing a cape on stage

Modeling the cape

Water activities

SOAKED

Under the sea

Working in the submarine's lab

Time to play pirates

Jenny and Rupert

Surfing

Playing hockey

Oops, slippery

He may have been high sticking, but look at him go!

So as you can tell, Marbles (http://www.marbleskidsmuseum.org/) is definitely the coolest place EVER!

You could play there for days and I just stopped taking pictures at one point because he wouldn't be still long enough for me to get a shot!

Jenny and Josh also took us to a restaraunt called The Pit (http://www.thepit-raleigh.com/) which was soooooo outrageously yummy.

Of course we all had BBQ and then I ordered the banana pudding for dessert, it was immaculate.

I went into a slight food coma after that and don't remember much else about the evening :)

Before we got turned around it was time to come home again.

We had a super fun time and miss Jenny and Josh so much.

So it's definitely not going to be another two years dammitt!

Also, bc I can't leave this out...

Monday was the release of Lady Gaga's Born This Way album.

So before we hit the road to come the six hours back home, I stopped by Barnes & Noble to pick up a copy, oh and an iced coffee :)

It is AMAZING, fantastic, fun, off beat, wonderful... all the things I expected and more.

I can't get enough and am listening to it nonstop... I can't help it, she's a genius.