Thursday, July 7, 2011

4th of July

This year, instead of staying home for the 4th, I decided to load up my boys and my nieces and head to the beach for a few days of fun in the sun!

It’s so nice that all 4 of the kids get along so well and we hardly ever hear squabbling between them…actually, we NEVER hear squabbling. 

See how much stuff we needed for only 3 days?  Mercy Me.  Next to that big red bag, in the seat, is one of my nieces.  The other niece was up front.

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There was LOTS of swimming….

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And helping each other out with pool toys.

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There was boogie boarding……

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With the help from an older cousin of course!

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The only unwelcome guests at our 4th party were HUNDREDS of jellyfish!  YUCK.  The lifeguard said something about the tide bringing them in.  The kids had a blast playing with them though!  They were instructed NEVER to touch the ones with brown on them.  Those are the ones that sting.  Out of 3 days in the ocean, only 2 of the kids got stung….the lifeguard sprayed alcohol on the sting and we were back on our way!

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Carter and my youngest niece played in the ocean, as they’re not ones to do much boogie boarding.

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All the cousins.  Love it.

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We rounded out the weekend with some sparklers that you can’t even see in this picture.  But they were there.  I promise.

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Watchin’ the tide roll in.  (or maybe it was rolling out).  Either way—it was rolling.  I love this picture too!

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And watching some beautiful fireworks over gorgeous Daytona Beach!

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Hope you all had a Happy 4th!  I’m heading to the beach again Saturday for a while—you probably won’t hear from me while I’m there, but I’ll have LOTS of pictures for you when I get back!

7 comments:

  1. Super cute pics! Looks like y'all had lots of fun!!

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  2. Charon, looks like you had a fun time. Wish I had some nieces or nephews to take on a trip.

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  3. There must be something about boys & older girl cousins...my boys LOVE my niece, Kaelyn, who's 11. And I love the comment, "Watchin’ the tide roll in. (or maybe it was rolling out). Either way—it was rolling." That made me laugh...hard...I know, I'm weird.

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  4. My kids and their cousins loved to spend time together--anywhere! Fun times!!!

    Enjoy the weekend.

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  5. Oh how I would love to go to a beach!!!!

    It looks like you all had such a great time. Cousins are the best!

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  6. Hey! Just wanted to let you know that we found out we are having a GIRL!!!! YAY!!!

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  7. What a fun 4th, Charon! You are one brave momma.

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