Monday, August 24, 2009

Sullivan Family Reunion - Stephenville/San Antonio

This last part of the trip was spent both in Stephenville and then also back in San Antonio.  Two of my siblings flew into and out of the airport by our home so we were lucky enough to get a little extra time with them and their families. We all went to Stephenville after the beach vacation.  Our time there was full of fun. We'll start it off with these pics of the boys in the pool.  I had a blast taking pics of these three.  I could have taken pics of them all day long.  Just playing, splashing, being boys in the pool.  Having so much fun together.






Easton wearing his Uncle Landon's hat.
Family game of basketball.  Some real talent here.  I'm not afraid to brag them up.  It's true!

That evening we went over to the Arena where Dad, Jared, and Jaron had saddled up the horses for everyone to ride.  Anyone who wanted a ride got one. And some roped together too.  It was fun.  Easton was a handful.  It wasn't easy keeping him out from under the horses. The only time he wasn't hard to handle was when his Uncle Jaron gave him a ride.

Dallon and Dawson loved taking Landon to the pool where we swim all summer long.  Of course, Landon came up with a fun game to play too. 
Finally, caught on camera.  Landon helping himself to the pan of "BTS" cake, while only giving Aaron the smallest sliver of a slice! Aaron tried to be a good sport but Landon's greed was wearing on him.  ha ha. For years Aaron has been blaming Landon for hogging up all the delicious cake. I wasn't sure who to believe? But it's was made very clear. Aaron was thrilled to see these pictures and asked for me to finally "out" him publicly.  


The last day with Landon and Mer at our home was spent making paper airplanes.   Dallon, Dawson and Landon had so much fun together making them.  They spent quite a bit of time folding and testing out these totally awesome planes.
And lastly, on our way to the airport we took Landon and Mer to one of our family favorite restaurants...  Genghis Grill. Yes, Landon is officially addicted! It's so good.  When we dropped Landon and Mer off at the airport the boys were so bummed out.  Dawson actually got in the very back seat and started crying and asked if he could please go home and live with them. When I said no, he started kicking the seats, throwing a fit, and things got ugly.  He was devastated.  It was so sad.
Around the time that everyone was starting the leave, Dallon said... "It's just not fair because when family is here we have so much fun with them and then they leave and it's so hard to go back to everyday life."  I agree Dallon.

We love you all.  Thank you for coming!  We miss all of you already.

Friday, August 21, 2009

Sullivan Family Reunion - Port A Beach House

This was our beach house. We stayed there as a whole family for 3 nights and 4 days. It was our first official Sullivan Family Reunion. It was a really nice house and it was so fun to spend our time there together. It was just a short walk from the beach and there was a pool right across the street. When we first arrived it was so neat to watch the boys run from room to room checking out the house. They were so excited to be there and get to sleep on bunk beds with their cousins!
This was the view from our back balcony. I love love love all of the colorful homes there. It just feels so tropical and beachy!
Easton loved the ocean. He loved to run along the beach, dig into the sand, and splash in the waves. He had a great time and he kept me very busy!

Dawson and Spencer found a whole sand dollar the first day we were there. They were so excited!


Love my dad's beach hat!





I love this little guy! He is my newest nephew Trevor. He is so cute. How about his eyes??? Aren't they beautiful? He had the prettiest blue eyes I've ever seen. He is such a sweet baby. So good!





Owen and Easton.
Dawson and Spencer boogie boarding together. This is how they spent the majority of their time at the ocean. They are the best of buddies.

Dawson and Pappy went for a long walk along the beach looking for shells to make a necklace. When they got back from their walk Pappy made a necklace for him. Dawson loved it!
This is it!
My sis-in-laws, Mer and Em. Did I mention that I love them? They are both so awesome!


Dawson and Spencer slept on the top bunk at the beach house. They loved it!
The next two were taken when we all went out for dinner at Joe's Crab Shack one night.

Jenna and Jared walking the beach. I love this pic of them. They are so cute together. They celebrated their first anniversary here in Texas!




Love my Easton's chubby feet!

This was the very start of our sand castle. It all started with Dad and Aaron drawing the perfect circle and then went from there.
It took lots of hand to make such a big castle. We got a good base going one afternoon. We didn't get it finished before we left that night to eat dinner.
Aaron, Jaron and Landon really rocked the bbq. Our food was amazing!


Later that evening we went back to the beach and Marcie and I decided we just couldn't let a sandcastle go unfinished. Dad jumped in and we went to work. It was so much fun to build it together. We worked on it until way late at night. And I think it turned out amazing! Have I mentioned how much I love building sandcastles??? Lots!


I know... that was a ridiculous amount of pictures. What can I say? I love my family and I love photography!