FOJ 2011

This year we got to spend the 4th of July with aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, siblings & grandparents at the beach!! And a good time was had by all!

Here are some of the 1 million beach pictures I took....



On our way down to the beach for the first time

 My dad...the whitest full blooded Italian I know!

(yes, seriously this is how he came out to the beach every time)

 My family played a game to see how many people they could fit into this boat at one time before it turned over, I think the record was 18....pretty impressive!

 My aunt was burried as a mermaid and Maci Rose loved it...

 So she went next!

 Thanks to Uncle Matt Matt for letting her wear your sunglasses!

 Hunting for crabs

 Me & my crazy aunt!

 Playing yard darts or "sand darts"

 Minus the "sweaty-ness" I think this is a cute picture....I swear it was 180 degrees at this place. It was called The Hangout and it was a lot of fun but they seriously DO NOT have air conditioner. They have huge open windows to let the breeze in from the beach. I don't know how the servers do it!!

 Aimee and her boyfriend Matt

 Haha....Aunt Neisa in rare form!

 and again...

 About 1/4th of the crowd with us

 3 generations! (My mom, me, sister, Aimee & Maci Rose) If only we could have convinced my grandmother (who was fully clothed and sitting in the shade) to get at the very bottom we would have had 4 generations (if she could survive the weight).

 Maci Rose could have collected sea shells literally for 24 hours straight. I'm tempted to get a sandbox in our backyard and hide her sea shells in there and have her find them again. Kept her entertained for hours!!

 My favorite part...around 6:30 when the sun went down & we were all feeling "good". The weather was so enjoyable and everything was so humorous! Can't even tell ya what was so funny but sure do miss those fun nights with all my family around!

 Great pic Matt!

 My sweet girl! Maybe it was because I didn't have Carter around for this trip, but seriously Maci Rose was perfect! Not a complaint or peep outta this kid. Everyone can agree. She's definitely a beach baby!

 Our famous pose we've been doing since our 4th date!

 Cousins.

 My sexy man

 She did this for hours

 Yummy FOJ treats!

 Watching the fireworks!

I hope you all had a great 4th as well!!

On another note, my camera broke the weekend we got back and I just got a new one this past weekend. So I've been a few weeks with only an I-phone camera. It was long overdue!! I still have a lot of learning, but hope to be back to blogging with some better pictures soon. It's fun to adjust the lighting & try out different settings but I'm not good at it yet.