Beach Weekend

she asked to be buried.

the bear getting vertical on sand dunes.

while it may appear that she's hanging on for dear life, she was really being super brave.  each year, she avoids the water but this year, she asked to walk in with me.  she walked in, hugged me when the waves came and even let me walk out holding her.  it was so amazing.  hubs and i are still in shock by how comfortable she has become with the water compared to years past.  we saw 3 or 4 dolphins swimming together right after this picture was taken!  we walked deeper into the water and i held her close with tears of joy streaming down my face; she had asked on the drive down to see dolphins.  in our 12 years of coming to the OBX, i somehow have never seen dolphins so it was a precious gift!