July 4th...

Our annual July 4th family reunion was so much fun this year.  I absolutely love this week each year of getting to spend time at the beach with all of my family and see family that we only get to see once a year.  I'm so thankful that my grandmother and her family started this tradition and look forward to my kids continuing it!

Mom, Mel and I went down early with the kids to stay with Gwen and Allison for a couple of days before the guys came to join us.  It was so much fun getting to spend some time with Gwen and Allison - we don't get to see them near enough so we were thrilled to have that time with them! 

Once the guys came down we moved to a condo on the bay side.  We were a little unsure about staying anywhere but on the beach side, but we all LOVED it!  We were right on the bay and were able to watch all the boats go by, play in the bay, swim in the pool, etc.  The best part were the fireworks on the 4th.  I really don't think there could have been a better location to watch the fireworks!

Both of my sweet babies got double ear infections while we were there, which made them pretty pathetic :(  I don't know what it is about going out of town, but I can honestly say we have yet to have a trip out of town without a sick child!!!  Thankfully the urgent care hooked us up with some meds and got them feeling much better :)

Our crazy attempt at a family picture!



Overall it was a great trip - again, so thankful for my sweet family and the time that we are able to spend with them each year!