Love Never Fails...: 4th of July Sand Island Party and more :)

So to my very small blog fan club I'm sorry I have not posted in about 3 weeks almost??? I have had A LOT going on in my family recently and blogging was not a top priority ;) We have been very busy and have seen a lot of loved ones that we haven't seen in a while which is nice.

On Father's Day we started going to a new church, which some friends of ours and Aaron's sister attend as well. It is so wonderful, everyone is so friendly and very welcoming. Aaron and I fell in love the first time we went and have been going twice a week since. The pastor is young and very upbeat so there is never a dull moment. Also there are members of the church who have been through a lot and now can share their testimony to reach to others and help them- which is what Aaron needs and is loving right now :) It is nice to branch out of the comfort zone and attend a church where you meet new people. So that is the newness in our life right now. If you are local, you must check out Source Church in Manteo. It is a nondenominational church and is a great place to just to praise and worship our God with some great people!

Okay there is my preaching for the day ;) Moving on to Independence day fun! My cousin had the most awesome idea for everyone to meet up at Banana Island (I think I've talked about this sand island before) and grill out before the fireworks. We had hamburgers, hot dogs, dip, chips, potato salad, pasta salad, etc...the all American cookout. Our friends from far and near were in attendance and my cousins as well :) And yes of course the pups were there as well, I had to drag Jake out of the water at the end. We got there at about 11:30 and left about 6:30.....it was a hot but great day so needless to say I think I spent about 6 of those hours in the water! It was such a great day, we then got showers and headed back out in the boat for the fireworks in Manteo. Aaron and I sat on his t-top on his boat by ourselves during the fireworks and were talking about how blessed we were to live in a place where we can boat all day and watch fireworks on the boat at night and not having to worry about fighting for parking places and seats to watch. I do have to give a lot of credit to my parents...the canal in front of their house is the gateway to firework central and we love it :) Thanks mom and dad, we love you! Aaron and I got home at 11:30 and he had to be back up for work at 4am and me at 6:15am so we are TIRED! Thanks friends and fam for a fabulous day, here are some pics of the day!

Jake doing what he loves out in the water...retrieving. Although the last two hours of the day he felt the need to dip his head in out of the water...I guess he was on a mission but I think he is feeling the affects from it today.

My newest little cousin, baby Graham! This was his spot under the tent most of the day.

Jake felt the need to guard the baby when he was not in the water, everytime I would try to take his picture laying by the baby he would get up!

Mom and Dad waiting for the fireworks to start!

My sister in law aka sister :) and sweet Grace waiting for the fireworks to start!

This is blurry but the moon is red! It was really neat to watch come up!

Mini photo shoot with my handsome :) Yes I got fried and he didn't, but what is new! Remember I was in the water 6 out of the 7 hours we were at the island and I still look like this! I love these pictures and love that man in them with me <3