What a special trip celebrating Cecie's 75th birthday. Getting the whole clan together was an act of great ambition and planning but it was worth it. The cousins had a blast being together - they would do anything just as long they were together.
Aunt Shannon was the cousin pied piper with scavenger hunts and talent show nights. The week was a glorified cousin camp.
Traveling from Washington DC, NYC, Camp Greystone, Florida, Dallas, Austin, Gulfport MS.... Lots of travel from different places to make this trip the most fun!
William's shadow... O'Neill
They loved swimming in the water! But the jellyfish made it tricky to stay in and swim- most everyone got stung by jellyfish and it got to be a game of who got stung the most. Katherine got the biggest sting on her face!
Reunited and it feels so good!
The OG cousins
Popsicle Pool Party
A birthday party where everyday is a party
CC's logo cups and bags
Talent show success
Uncle Tyler working his magic in the sand!
Talent Show Performance Night! Complete with awards
Boat skiff tour - we got close to the dolphins, had fun driving the boats, saw the wildlife in a different way
Dance parties
The best time on the beach is at dusk
Salty Dog
Low Country Shrimp Boil
Late nights and sunny days make for a tired group
Lord of the flies
William the teenager! O'Neill asked why William always sleeps until noon and that's because he's a teenager!
Fireworks on the water!
Lunch at Harbor Town after our bike ride
Shells - we liked seeing shells on the beach - FL beaches don't have many shells
Crab and sea life tour - the leader is holding a horseshoe crab shell
Give these kids some sand and they can play for hours! They make up games, play pretend and engineer tunnels, moats and bridges. But the minute they get inside they ask for the iPad!
Crabby encounters - we didn't catch any blue crabs but we did see lots of spider crabs and hermit crabs. The leader was great and told us some cool information about the horseshoe crab.
The Walter's Home
Nothing like a bunch of kids in the back of a pick up truck
Habour Town lighthouse
Crabbing on the pier!
Awards ceremony from the week - Victoria got best camper award for sleeping on the floor.
Dance Party every night!
6 miles round trip - so proud of these girls
Baby Catherine and her babysitters
Shore fishing! They caught more fish on the beach than on the boat. They caught a hot dog shark and a sting ray and a few other fish....
These girls all love horses and love to ride.
Fishing Trip - too bad they didn't catch many fish... at all!!! But they had hot fun.
Cousin Pyramid!
What a special trip of a lifetime with our whole family. The memories are unforgettable. Thanks to everyone who planned and Papa and Cecie for hosting us.
