Non-verbal Observation

Have you ever sat back and observed the world around you with no sound? Watching people in their natural habitats, examining their every move. Today I went to the beach and observed a group of people through non-verbal communication. Non-verbal communication is the act of communicating through wordless messages. Body language and other non-verbal cues are a larger portion of communication than most people assume. (pg.78) I watched a group of people from afar and was not able to listen to their conversations, but I observed their body language.
There was an elderly couple that appeared to be the head of the family. The woman was wearing a sunhat, a polo, and capris, while the man was wearing a Hawaiian shirt with board shorts, and a baseball cap. Sitting next to them was a woman in her thirties wearing a sundress with and extravagant sunhat, and a man in his late thirties, wearing a bathing suit with a baseball cap. Two children sat beside them playing in the sand. One of the children was a little girl who had strawberry blonde hair, freckles and pale skin, resembling the mother, and the other was a little boy with dark brown hair and olive colored skin, resembling the father. The girl looked to be about 5 years old and the boy about 8 years old. They all seemed to be enjoying the beautiful Rhode Island weather.
The family that I was observing appeared to be of the Irish and Italian decent. I came to this assumption based on their physical characteristics. The little girl and her mother looked to be very Irish. They both had pale skin and many freckles with strawberry blonde hair. The father and son; on the other hand, appeared to be very Italian. They both had dark hair and tan skin. Both grandparents showed prominently Italian heritage, from their tan skin and hairy arms to their abundance of food that they brought in two large coolers. They had a wide variety of food, ranging from cold pizza to leftover lasagna. From observing this family I came to the