Every summer since I was about 4 my family has gone to the Outer Banks for a family reunion with my dad's family. The only year I missed was the summer I was in Europe- it is always the highlight of the summer. Even Rob looks forward to it. All in all, there are close to 50 of us; my grandfather and his family, and his two siblings and their families all come for a week of lounging on the beach. This year Max was quite popular- he is the first 4th generation there. Here are some pictures of our week in the sun...
Lazy mornings in the beach house
Max watching Aunt Paige play wii
Playing in the sand... we got lucky, Max loves the beach!
Still happy after a day on the beach
The center of attention
Me whooping all the guy's butts at wii boxing
The kids (most of us) from left to right (youngest to oldest): Max, Kate, Brett, Jake, Kevin, James, Johnna, Laura (my sister), Bob, Bob, Paige (my sister), Chris, Holly, me, Megan, Patrick, Hunter (my brother), Mike
Another of the cousins
Helping to hang the laundry
Benjamin makes faces at the camera (he missed the lineup because he was taking a nap)
Max playing chess
Max playing with the puppy Charlie
Max trying to play wii too
With so many people willing to watch Max, Rob and I were able to go on a couple of bike rides- here I am with my Havnoonian
Taking a nap on the beach
Playing with the water spigot
Chasing the cousins
We had a blast and only got a little sunburned- we're looking forward to next year!