Random pics from our trip

My aunt and uncle's house from the boat house.

Here are a few more pictures from New England:

Always, one of the highlights of our trip is going to Cape Cod baseball games. The boys look through the rosters and find where the Baylor players are playing. These guys were so sweet to our boys. One of them gave Thomas a bat that he had broken in a game the night before. They chatted with the boys the entire game on several nights. So sweet!
These four cousins/second cousins all have summer birthdays. Aunt Judy had a birthday party for them plus a trip to the junior theatre to see Cinderella.
At one point, James dropped his shoes in the river. Matthew jumped in to save them, which he did, but had a hard time swimming back to the dock with the shoes in his hand and a powerful tide pushing him out to sea. He managed to float to the next house down, and the owner of the house gave Matthew a kayak lift back to the house!
Mary Beth and Emma
On our final week at the Cape, my parents rented a house for our entire family. Here the kids are after their first night sleep there.
Mary Beth has slept this way since she was a newborn!
Fried clams!
The beach with my cousin/cousins in law.
Eating breakfast on our back patio.
Sucking down oysters!
One of our days together, we went to Nantucket.

Touring the island. Mary Beth, James, and Jack snoozed through this!
What a gorgeous island!



The Nantucket Whaling Museum
On Main Street in Nantucket.




The beach near my aunt and uncle's house is near a very tame beach. We enjoyed several trips there during our stay!

Aunt Carolyn's party

The reason that my entire family came to the Cape this year was to celebrate the 50th anniversary of my aunt leading a life of religious service. She joined the convent 50 years ago, and my mother remembers being 9 years old and crying because her big sister was leaving home! There was a big party for her on the Cape, and there were no tears this time!

We all have such a great time together. The food was great, weather was perfect, and company was so much fun! Here are the 9 Sullivan cousins:
My cousin, Jen, loves to read to the kids. She's quite the rock star as far as Mary Beth is concerned!

Mary Beth and Emma are 2nd cousins. Their birthdays are just 2 months apart. They had a wonderful time together!



All the second cousins...so far!
My cousin, Deirdre.

Hanging out at the boat house watching kids and adults jump in the river.



Mom's cousin, Linda.
Uncle Bryon/Daddy making everyone laugh!

Thomas and Eero in a kayak race.



Dad shucking delicious oysters!