July 4th at the Beach

As with tradition, we went to Sunset Beach with Matt's family for the 4th of July.  This was Lilly's 1st time at the beach and she had a blast!  She loved the sand, the water, getting dirty, eating the sand, all of it!  She was MUCH more of a handful than Brayden was at this age!

Brayden also had a lot of fun this year.  He really enjoyed playing with his cousin Sid and he finally got over his fear of the waves and went out in the water with Daddy and Uncle John.  

Hmmm....I wonder what is in the cooler?

Sweet Lilly the 1st day at the beach

Covered in sand

Taking a nap with Nana

Brayden working hard

Sid being...well, Sid.  He is so funny!

Matt & Ron having a serious conversation

 On July 4th, we went to Calabash to watch the fireworks display.  Of course, it was WAY past Lilly's bedtime, but she was a trooper and made it through the show. 

Lilly taking a ride to the fireworks show

Brayden and Sid deep in conversation.

 One evening, we went and played putt putt.  The guys (and Mamie) wanted to be all competitive so they put the little boys with us ladies.  Ends up, even with the little boys and Lilly on the ladies team, Mamie won!! 

The boys playing putt putt.

A VERY sleepy Lilly while we played putt putt.

This is how I played...I didn't do too bad either :)

The very last hole.  They loved watching the balls disappear.

 On day, we didn't go out to the beach until about 4pm.  The crowds were much thinner and the sun was no where near as hot.  The boys had a blast running around all over the empty beach.  There were several huge holes right around where we were and Sid and Brayden kept running from hole to hole hiding.

She was not excited about this at all :)

Sweet baby girl

Taking a snack break at the beach

Benny, Matt, and John...I am sure they are plotting something...

We always have so much fun with Matt's family.  They are fun to be around and I am so glad that Brayden gets to grow up with his cousin, Sid.