23rd Annual Family Reunion!!

We had our 23rd annual Pettapiece-Bechtel family reunion this year at Ocean Isle Beach. It was the best one ever! Our family rented two cottages and one of them had a pool. Jackson loves the beach, but we were farther than we thought and only made it to the ocean once! The pool was much better, especially because my cousin Ande just had a baby boy, Luke. Luke is 6 weeks old and loves the pool almost as much as Jackson. But nobody loved the pool as much as Tyler, who, by the end of the week, was a fish! He spent every possible second swimming, diving and getting thrown through the air by his grandpa.

Tyler and Jackson watching a movie.

Our cottage had a little treasure box that Jackson couldn't get enough of.

A little jealous? Jackson also couldn't get enough of baby Luke's bouncy seat.

Dad and Jackson floating.

Whew! After a hard day in the sun, the boys loved to relax and unwind to a little Noggin.

Tyler and Jackson loved to jam out with Sean.

Tyler with Uncle Sean's guitar. He looks like a natural!

Ande dipping Luke's toes in the ocean for the first time.

All right, it's time to go home and get back to reality.