Family Reunion in Cape May

Every 2-3 years my Dad's family gets together for a reunion. Our family is very spread out. Since we have relatives that live in New York, Arizona, Kansas, North Dakota, Minnesota, and of course Georgia we have the reunion in different destination each time. 3 years ago it was in Minnesota and this year we traveled to Cape May , New Jersey. It was a very long drive for us (trust me), but so worth it. Cape May is a very unique beach town. It is the oldest seaside town in the U.S. and 3rd top place for destination weddings. It is absolutely beautiful. We had so much fun walking around looking at old houses and going to the shops and of course the beach. And the weather was perfect. It was 80 degrees only one day we were there. The rest of the time it was in the 70's. A nice break from the GA heat. Each day everyone would all meet up at the beach each morning and then later on we would all meet to have dinner at a different family's "house" for the night. We ate a deliciousley huge meal each night. My favorite part of the trip was sitting around and spending time with my family. It was so good to see all of my aunts, uncles, and cousins. My grandparents have passed on ,but it so neat to see everyone together and to look at what just 2 people started. It is amazing. The only thing I did not like about the trip is Drew was not able to go. I missed him terribly. As always I have a ton of pictures.

Here is the whole clan. . .we were only missing a few cousins and grand kids. . .and Drew!

Matthew riding the waves!

Aunt Ileen and me.

Everyone on the beach.

This building was used during WWII to protect the coast line. It has since been abandoned. It was so weird to see something this big on the beach, but it was really cool.

Wendy and Mom

My cousin Collin, Hailey and Brendan

I so need to move to New Jersey!

Mom and Dad

Uncle Brad, My Aunts Janice, Ileen, Sharon and My Dad on the beach

The grand kids.

Cousins

Aunt Janice and her grand baby Rowen.

Cousins and Best Buds. Emme and Riley became so close. They were so sweet.

On the way home we took a ferry from New Jersey to Delaware. This picture is was taken from the boat leaving Cape May. I definitely would love to go back to Cape May some day. It was a wonderful vacation.