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Audra Krieg
Jul 6, 20184 min read
Unplugged Outer Banks
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...
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Audra Krieg
Jun 24, 20182 min read
Seasonal Saturdays
Saturday’s on the Outer Banks are my favorite. Not because they are typically filled with family and friends or because I have a little...
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Audra Krieg
Jun 21, 20183 min read
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...
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Audra Krieg
Jun 14, 20182 min read
Nags Head Hammocks - Week of the Dad
We’re carrying on "The Week of the Dad" here on the Outer Banks! I don’t know about you but sometimes it is so hard to think of a great...
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Audra Krieg
Jun 12, 20183 min read
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...
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Audra Krieg
May 25, 20182 min read
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...
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Audra Krieg
May 21, 20182 min read
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...
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Audra Krieg
Apr 30, 20182 min read
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...
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Audra Krieg
Apr 19, 20181 min read
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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Audra Krieg
Apr 13, 20182 min read
Friday Libations!
Happy Weekend, Mamas! We're kicking off our Summer blog series "Friday Libations" with this delicious and low-cal treat from Dasani...
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Audra Krieg
Mar 23, 20182 min read
National Puppy Day - Beach Puppy Style!
In honor of National Puppy Day, we are celebrating our sweet and wild puppy, Jetty! Our Labradoodle, Jetty is the king of catching surf...
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Audra Krieg
Mar 22, 20184 min read
Taking a Vacation From Vacation
People always ask me why I take vacations when I already live at the beach and honestly 10 years ago, I would have asked myself the same...
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Audra Krieg
Jan 23, 20184 min read
Value in the Impromptu: Sanibel Island, Florida
When we originally booked our trip to Disney World we thought we would need 3 days to see everything so we booked a long weekend. We...
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Audra Krieg
Jan 3, 20182 min read
The Top 5 Things That I Plan to Do During the OBX Snow Day!
School is officially closed tomorrow and we haven't even seen a snow flurry yet! Oh my heavens do I looooove the south! I'm telling ya,...
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Audra Krieg
Nov 30, 20175 min read
Consumable Holiday
When my husband and I first moved here we found the cutest little 3 bedroom house. It was an adorable blue single family on a one way...
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Audra Krieg
Nov 16, 20175 min read
WWJD
I don’t know about you guys but I have been in the mood to break out my Christmas decor since we walked in the door from Trick or...
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Audra Krieg
Jun 26, 20176 min read
A Season to Splash!
I’ll be the first to admit it. I moved to the Outer Banks seven years ago to get away from the hustle. I high tailed it out of suburbia...
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Audra Krieg
Mar 16, 20175 min read
Go Fish.
Card games. I hate them. I'm not good at them and I always lose. When I was a kid, I remember cheating in Go Fish. For whatever reason,...
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Audra Krieg
Mar 6, 20172 min read
Just Play.
It's winter on the Outer Banks and y'all.. I am bored! There, I said it. Usually, I love snuggling in and enjoying the downtime with my...
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Audra Krieg
Feb 13, 20179 min read
Eloise Rose
If You Want to Hear God Laugh, Tell Him Your (Birth)Plan. I love birth stories. I mean, I really really love birth stories and I don’t...
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