Every year my entire family crams into one 'hugemongous' house on the beach and we all have a BLAST together. There were 60 of us this year and we were sad to be missing the few that couldn't be there. I love this picture!!
This beach house is RIGHT on the sand so we spend most of our time down on the beach and in the ocean.
When I was younger, my sisters and cousins and I would sit on the sea wall at night and try to avoid getting splashed on our legs by the crashing waves. Always exhilarating and full of squeals of laughter. I love that my girls and nieces have continued that tradition.
Everywhere you looked there were babies, toddlers, little kids, big kids, teenagers or adults. It was non-stop playing, eating, talking, walking, swimming, watching, laughing, crying, or just enjoying being together.
Here are two of the newest grandbabies...Claire and Porter. So stinkin' cute!
I'm not sure we can get together as sisters without playing "Beauty Parlor". We were cutting and highlighting and styling as usual.
Our reserved week lands on Mother's Day every single year. Don always feels bad that I don't get to be home where he and the kids can spoil me, but I always assure him that there is no place I would rather be that week! I look forward to our beach house reunion all year long! I love this picture with my mom. Can you believe this woman has 11 children and 40 grandchildren? I hope I look that good in 30 years.
Here we are (most of us) crammed in together to watch home videos that some of the families make over New Year's.
It's hard to believe that we've have been coming here consistently for 10 years. Davis was just a baby when we first started and now he's almost eleven! We used to go off and on as kids with our cousins, but now it's a set tradition that none of us want to give up!!
One of the highlights of our Reunion is to gather for Family Home Evening on Monday night for our Family Talent Show. It is a riot every year to watch and see what the kids have come up with. There are some amazing talents mixed in with some.... well, not so amazing talents. :) It is always a really special night that we all look forward to every year.
Cousins, Cousins, and more Cousins! I love that my children have cousins their age who are their best friends.
Sadly, our week at the beach house always comes to a close and then we have to start anticipating the next year all over again!
I love my family.
2 comments:
i love all of your family too! i always look forward to seeing everyone grown up and updated in the picture around the spa. this was the best one yet! :) I'm so glad you get such a nice mother's day gift. you deserve it. that's my kind of gift too.
I love your family too! What an awesome tradition! I'm a tad bit jealous...like every year. :) I love the spa shot too. The group is growing and growing up.
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