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Row, Row, Row your Kayak...

Alex's MawMaw has a new kayak and she gave Alex a lesson:

My parents' dog, Nigel went along for a ride!

(don't know if you can tell, but he kept his tongue out, he was concentrating SO hard, love it!)

He had a fun time!

Let's go Crabbin'...

Here are some shots of our crabbing adventures:

(Alex & his Aunt Jen)

(My nephew Logan)

(my brother-in-law Stevie, aka - Scuba Steve)

Logan and Connor with our day's haul of crab:

Yummy!

Family Time...

The best part of being at the beach is being with family!

Alex adores his cousins:

Alex & Connor reading books:

PawPaw, Alex & Nigel resting their eyes:

LOTS of games of Stratego were played:

MawMaw's an awesome cook:

This is one happy boy:

Aunt Jen:

We love and miss our family!

An Evening to Remember...

The day we arrived at my parents' beach house, we had a wonderful evening and I took my camera when we went out to explore the island. Here's what I saw thru the lense:

(Dad's boat at low tide)

(Alex, Stevie, PawPaw, Jen & dogs)

(my dad and nephew, Logan)

(MawMaw & Connor fishing from the kayak)

(Jen, Stevie, Dad & Logan)

We finished the rest of the evening with a shrimp boil and lots of catching up! And this was just the first night!!

Grandma Patti...

One more stop to visit family in Tennessee! This time to Franklin where we got to see my mom (pictured here with my sister and I):


Alex and Grandma Patti:

Next up, beach!

Great Grandparents....

While in Powell, TN, Alex and I stopped by his great-grandparents' home for a visit.
Daddy Bill, Mimi and Alex:


Alex will soon be almost as tall as Mimi:


Alex's great-grandparents really are GREAT: