Beach = waves, wind, sunshine, and a good book

Sunday morning we flew down to Orlando Sanford Intl. Airport for our last hurrah of the summer! We were certainly glad we flew instead of driving! Hollie picked us up at home at 9:30 AM to head for the Chattanooga airport and we were at the beach by 2 PM - definitely better than driving the day away.

I think I was kinda pictured out this week so I really didn't take many terribly exciting pictures. Instead I read over 300 pages in 4 days while sunning myself on the patio and jumping in and out of the pool or ocean. But here's what I did take for your enjoyment... slightly out of order...

A beautiful sunset greeted us our first night

Valeri, Stanley, Aunt Vicki and Uncle Andy bringing in the sail boat

There's always lots of good eating at the beach!


And its usually Uncle Andy's birthday.
"Happy Birthday to ME!"









The other thing you're sure to find during beach week is lots of games.

Ryan and I lost yet again in shuffleboard

Here is the only picture I'm in from the entire week

I enjoyed watching Ryan and Ross play tennis from my shaded perch on the 5th floor with my zoom lens.

Robin's boyfriend Eric joins in a family game of Pegs and Jokers

Our last night together the cousins + spouses + Eric got together for a little 7 Up. It was a blast!
We got a little crazy - so crazy Zach rolled himself a paper cigarette for this picture. I have to confess - I was the one that found the ash tray.

Sometimes picture taking is useful - this picture solved a dispute over what Aaron actually bet.

One night we went out onto the beach to take family pictures. We borrowed this beach wheelchair from another family in the condos. Isn't it neat? Gramma and Papaw so generously make this week of family fun possible!

Today we left the beach at 7:30 AM and were back in our home by 12! Although we're sad to see perhaps the most fun summer of our lives end, I think Ryan and I are both glad to be at HOME for a few weeks back to back!