Holcomb style

We did a Holcomb style family reunion at the beach last week and the kids had a blast together! The girls haven't seen Gabriel since we went to Iowa 2 years ago but they picked up right where they left off. It was so fun to see them together.

Chasing Sea gulls

I think Grammy enjoyed her time with her Grandkids :)

The Wilson's

I said my goal was to get family pictures and a picture of the cousins together. In Iowa I tried but it wasn't really happening. Bria was crying for some unknown reason and Reese wouldn't look at the camera, it was a disaster. So this year the kids are older and it's going to be great right?
Hahahahahha.
No.

Bria's pouting, Reese doesn't want to sit down, and Gabriel's like, "Chill girls."

 Let's look back 2 years at my attempt:

How about this year, let's try that again:

Gabriel's ready!

And last time...

This is the best one I ended up getting:

 I guess it'll do.

My love

 Aside from my attempts at taking pictures, I succeeded in making sure my kids had fun by going down to the beach as much as possible. The house they rented was literally right on the beach, just a few steps down and there it was. All 3 kids wanted to live down there so we spent a lot of time watching them chase waves and play in the sand. Bria is proving to be quite the daredevil as she gets older. She loved getting as deep in the waves as possible and dared the water to get her. Seriously child?! We had some major talking to her about the dangers of water, ugh! Reese was pretty cautious and preferred the sand over the water, she also insisted on holding our hand if she went in the water, safety first, I love it.

My love (he had to work a little while there, hence the bluetooth)

Grammy, Bria, and Gabriel

Me and my girls!

My little model

Feet in the sand

Reese no pants!

We also took the kids to the Aquarium and they really enjoyed that.

Mean muggin' Grammy with her boyz

We love the aquarium!

Puzzling with Grammy

The girls got some great bonding time in with Grammy, she spent time with them and enjoyed their company.

I got to catch up with Sara and we had fun relaxing and laughing as our kids played and ran around like crazy.

Cheers!

Cousins are the best

There was also a park nearby that we took the kids to one morning, they were like little monkeys all over the place. Between the park and the beach we were doing a good job of tiring them out.

So I still had to get a family picture and I prepped the girls, thinking that would help.

Bria's got it down, but Reese is throwing a fit.

 

Brian is trying to talk sense into Reese, I'm doing calming breaths and Bria is sneezing

This is my favorite, Reese in full on tantrum mode, I'm about ready to cry, Bria is like, "whatever'" and Brian is laughing

This one is decent, Bria isn't looking and Reese isn't smiling...I look unnatural but whatever. 

Watching my kids with their cousins is always such a joy, it reminds me of all my incredible cousins whom I love so much and still keep in contact with. It's a special bond and I cherish all my memories with them, now my kids will too.