wrapping up the week

I like the way her feet are not touching the ground... she had such a fun trip.  We all did.  sister and the children were great hosts (except for our meal last night ~ nothing was good) and we had a great first week away from school. 

waiting for uncle dane to arrive Friday night.  it's a shame that father's have to work during the week! 

cookie doodle and sugar  

tomorrow we are heading home for a few days and then we will be lake bound.  we are really blessed to have options in the summer. 

a little putt putt and a happy birthday

 Thursday night we headed down the street for a game of putt-putt. 

this little girl thinks she won because she had the MOST POINTS with 102!

shortly after this picture we realized that Wesley had a high fever and strep throat which was why he did not do well.  and m1, well like always she just had a fun time!

with his last minute heroics and a hole in one on number 18, he beat his momma by one stroke.  lucky dog!

the exact moment that she realized her aunt sissy had walked around to all of the people at the putt-putt place and asked them to sing happy birthday to her!  blurry picture because I was balancing a dripping cone in one hand and holding the camera between sticky fingers with the other hand.  we had already celebrated her birthday with friends and it's really not until Saturday but we celebrated over ice cream tonight!

sun and sand castles

running from the water... she did this all day long! 

 

 

 

 

the boys wanted nothing to do with being silly.

 

 

 

sand castle building 

 

early morning walk

skipping shells in the waves ~ he's quite a pro. 

 

me and my favorite five year old.  

our children are early risers, but the 13 year old niece is not much of a morning person.  several mornings, my children and I headed out for a beach walk before breakfast.  the first morning we were in pajamas... I had forgotten how many runners like to take the beach path when on vacation.  lesson learned! 

surfing ~ or trying too

 

 

there are so many pictures that I just can't choose.  the board my nephew uses belonged to his daddy when he was younger.  luckily these cousins like to share and have patience with each other. 

buried in the sand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

why do kids like doing this?  sand gets in every nook and cranny... but they had fun and spent time with cousins and that I love!

sound side (and an almost perfect picture)

dane's cottage is located between the ocean and the sound.  this morning we opted for the sound side. 

 

ruffles accenting the bottom are only cute at a certain age! 

your head is a perfect base for a drip castle... not! 

cartwheels aren't easy in the water.

mud fight! 

sand shower 

my nephew 

finally... a clear shot of the face with a blurry background.  this only took me a year to perfect and countless emails from emily (and re-reading my manual weekly) on how to achieve this.