Ocean Isle Beach

For an early celebration of Mom's 70th birthday (which isn't until September), my family all traveled to Ocean Isle Beach, NC for the week over July 4th.  Eric and I decided to road trip it.  My parents rented a house that could fit all thirteen of us and it worked out great!  We couldn't have asked for more beautiful weather.  We celebrated Mom's 70th birthday as well as my niece Mary Layne's sweet sixteenth birthday.

The clan - in our 4th of July tie dye shirts

Digging holes

Enjoying Mary Layne's hammock

Rockers

Seashells!

The Son-in-laws gave Mom a cake with 70 candles.  Watch out!

Emily and Alli busy in the sand

Emily and Penny making sand castles

Emily's nail art on Alli's nails!

Mojitos in the works

Bingo night

Ahhh, the water feels good

Alli and Papa at The Museum of Coastal Carolina

Please Touch!  Awesome.

Feeling starfish

Collecting seashells

Mom with the grandchildren looking at her photo book.

Happy 16th Mary Layne

4th of July parade right outside our driveway.  It was the longest parade (in a good way).  We were amazed at the numbers of decorated golf carts.  Real creative ones too.  They all tossed candy so Alli ended up with a bag full of candy that kept her busy for our road trip home.

The beach house

Video of Alli feeding the starfish!