holy crow these crack me up big time

so my aunt patty decided that this year would be our first big family reunion. we ended up going to the beach and had a lot of fun. we had a big bbq and played in the water all day long. the only bummer is that we had games and contests planned but it didn’t end up happening. oh well, it was really great that she did it on a saturday anyhow, as we all spent sunday together as well, recuperating from the beach.

Picking Blackberries

when we used to live in the north bay, Marco and I used to pick blackberries off a trail where we used to walk our dog. we did it for a couple of years (we only lived there a couple of years, but the berry picking was prime, let me tell you) but then without any decent blackberry bushes around our new place, our little tradition got pushed to the side. no more! we took mia to pick berries today at a local farm and it was lots of fun. here she is showing off the loot and here are her other pictures with the blackberries.

when we finally got back home, we came home to this amazing sunset.

all in all, not a bad family day