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Gratefulness on Friday.
Distant thunderstorms late last night and the steady light-rain means that our family all slept great last night and we're up early and...
Audra Krieg
May 11, 20182 min read
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Friday Libations!
Happy Weekend, Mamas! And a fun weekend it is ahead with Cinco de Mayo and sunshine in the forecast! This is the perfect low-cal treat...
Audra Krieg
May 4, 20182 min read
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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...
Audra Krieg
Apr 30, 20182 min read
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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!
Audra Krieg
Apr 19, 20181 min read
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Friday Libations!
Happy Weekend, Mamas! We're kicking off our Summer blog series "Friday Libations" with this delicious and low-cal treat from Dasani...
Audra Krieg
Apr 13, 20182 min read
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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...
Audra Krieg
Mar 23, 20182 min read
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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...
Audra Krieg
Mar 22, 20184 min read
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Kindness Rocks!
If there is one awesome way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the little ones, it’s with Kindness Rocks! We are absolutely loving the...
Audra Krieg
Mar 19, 20181 min read
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Why Jack Pearson and I Are Basically The Same Person
My neighbors and I have this on-going group text about the NBC television show This Is Us. We all watch it and then discuss it usually...
Audra Krieg
Mar 13, 20185 min read
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Taste of the Beach - Kid Friendly!
It's no secret that most of my favorite Outer Banks events involve food but with so many incredible local restaurants, that's easy to...
Audra Krieg
Mar 5, 20182 min read
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Publix Spotlight!
In an 8.6 mile stretch we have 5 major grocery stores. FIVE! This is a little tiny sandbar with a ridiculous amount of grocery options!...
Audra Krieg
Feb 27, 20184 min read
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Sunshine in February
If you're anything like me you are grateful for this February sunshine that we have had here on the Outer Banks. It has felt so amazing...
Audra Krieg
Feb 23, 20182 min read
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Eloise Moves Out.
Yes, you read that right! Eloise moves out! And it's happening this week! We're officially kicking the little bugger out of our room...
Audra Krieg
Feb 11, 20182 min read
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Happy Valentine's Day! Love, The Outer Banks
I might sound a bit like a broken record but when it comes to giving gifts, the Outer Banks is THE BEST place to shop! So with...
Audra Krieg
Feb 7, 20182 min read
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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...
Audra Krieg
Jan 23, 20184 min read
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Outer Banks to Disney World - Less than $1500!
Ahh… Disney World. Most moms have priced it out at least once in their lives and like me, looked at the price tag for a 3-4 day trip for...
Audra Krieg
Jan 17, 20185 min read
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Be.
We're one week (and change) into the New Year! A full week! 1/52nd of the way through 2018! If that doesn't shock you and show you just...
Audra Krieg
Jan 9, 20184 min read
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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,...
Audra Krieg
Jan 3, 20182 min read
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Christmas Crafty
Here on the Outer Banks our kiddos are gifted with a full two weeks off of school for their Winter holiday break. Don't get me wrong, I...
Audra Krieg
Dec 19, 20172 min read
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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...
Audra Krieg
Nov 30, 20175 min read
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