4th of July Week

July 4 at the beach

All of the Schwenk's and Dyer's made the trek to Duck, NC for some fun family time in the sun! It was hard to tell if Elliot liked the pool or the ocean more, but she sure looked cute in her bikini. She made an adorable turtle when Uncle Evan and Uncle Ryan buried her in the sand. Gigi made sure to keep Grayson out of the sun, not that it took much cajoling to get her to hold him. Tylan, Evan, and Ryan enjoyed some competition out on the tennis courts, although listening to the large family arguing and in turn apologizing to them on the court next to them was much more entertaining. We rented some bikes, which made everyone feel like they were little kids again. Even Gigi got in on the action! We were also lucky enough to take everyone to our favorite burger place - Five Guys. It's kind of the East coast In&Out burger. Even Andra likes it!

As with most Schwenk family gatherings, the evenings were full of games and laughs. Jodi was especially pleased when she recalled a song by Neil Diamond about a steamboat called the Robert E. Lee that she danced to back during her Encore days...after which Evan proceeded to make fun of for the rest of the week (with jazz hands!). We tried to play Axis and Allies, a new strategy game Ryan got for Christmas, but when it took almost two hours just to set up, everyone agreed that spending time on the beach or playing simpler games like Guesstures, Catch Phrase, and cards were better ideas. Of course, Ryan made sure to keep all of the pieces organized in their own ziploc baggies. If only he would be as neat around the house as he is with board games.