The Bunker Family: Jensen Family Reunion at Myrtle Beach

The Jensen Family reunion this year was a blast. Myrtle beach was super nice and we had it all....good weather, warm ocean water, fun games (along with some healthy competition), and of course lots of aunts, uncles and cousins to play with!

The whole gang

Each day we were at Myrtle Beach was pretty much the same, but definitely not boring! We would eat breakfast as a whole family and then go swim and play on the beach. Every once in a while we would hit the pools or lazy river. Then we would all gather for a late lunch and then go swim and play on the beach again. (My little girls would squeeze in a nap.) And then we would hang out together at night, grab something to eat or play games.

Kylie and Ellie loved playing with my younger cousins. Kylie would even go out into the ocean with them and "bob" in the water for up to an hour. She loved the waves and didn't even mind the saltwater or being tossed about. She would just cry, "More!" In the pools, Kylie would swim from one cousin or aunt to another. Ellie really enjoyed it all too, even when she would eat sand along with her snacks. :) I loved being around and playing with my extended family. It was fun to play paddle ball on the beach and volley tennis at the park (when Ellie would let me).

Our first full day on the beach....the girls didn't want to take a picture though.

Ellie loved digging in the sand and sitting in holes others made.

Channing and a living sand dollar.

Tahryn, and Alanna, Ashley, Lauren and Paige,

This is where Ellie slept...yep a closet. (She likes it dark.) Kylie slept with me in a real bed.

Tuesday was my Dad's birthday. Kylie wanted him to open presents right away that morning. We had cake and ice cream at lunch time with the whole fam and then went out for pizza at this delicious brick oven place with the Grovers and Buths.

Grandpa and Ellie fetching pails of water.

Ellie enjoyed lying down and having the waves come up on her.

Grandpa and Grandma J

Wednesday morning was a little chilly in the water and it even sprinkled for a little while, so many of us played in the sand. But the day turned out to be beautiful and the waves were awesome. I even got to go out for a while while Mom took Ellie up for lunch and a nap.

Ayla, Paige and Ellie

Claire, Ashley, Lauren and Tahryn

Aunt Andrea showing Ellie how to made dribble castles.

Brady, Hunter and Treyson

Ellie wanted some boogie board action too! She enjoyed lying on it while I pulled her along in the shallow water.

Riding the waves on Jensen's big tube was fun!

Kylie loved swimming and floating in the deep end of the pool....all by herself of course.

Cousin time in the hot tub

Thursday morning we had to check out, but still hung around to swim for a couple of hours. Before breakfast, the girls and I went to the beach with Grandma to find some seashells. It was hard to keep Ellie out of the water!