Purely random pictures....

The pink goggles (and two huge bicycle helmets) make it inside for some silly sister fun.

Today we went to visit a local cherry farm that also has a beautiful herb garden. The center of the garden (where mom & Lily are walking) features scores of different plants. The outer rows of the garden (coming out like spokes from a wheel) were just luscious, dense rows of lavender. It was really magnificent.

Laney liked the garden and she enjoyed wandering around by herself...sniffing the plants and making "mmmm" sounds. :)

A few more photos to share...

My children can spend hours playing in the dunes. They love to go on hikes and make up stories. The dune grass makes them feel quite alone and brave as they venture far from our spot on the beach. 

Laney -- catching up on some reading. 

No trip to our home in Ludington is complete without at least one run to House of Flavors for some delicious ice cream. This was Laney's first time to enjoy it with us!

She was quite happy. :)

These are the days of the endless summer...

Landry -- wearing the favorite pink goggles. She and Laney share them back and forth...and neither of them actually use them in the water. Just for looking "Cool." :)

Lily -- looking cute and working on her moat.

Landry -- teaching her self to surf -- sort of.

Colby working on his upteenth teepee frame.

Flashing her cutest grin....in hopes for a 2nd bag of fruit snacks

Colby and Landry enjoying some food at the fair...(I need to take more photos of Lily...she's always running about)

Laney ready for her close up...and a dive into the lake

Laney sees her first seagull. "What's that?"

Laney is a beach baby...

Another great day at the beach....

More pictures from our first day...

Lily & Laney enjoying some sand time...and building driftwood forts

Colby getting a little help from his big sister...

This is all Landry wants to do. I don't blame her. Is there anything better than digging in the sand?

Mom mom took this shot of me. (From the back! Not nice mom! LOL!) But I share it because it shows much of the driftwood and debris from the recent floods here in MI. It also illustrates how much I miss my husband right now. I'm on my cell talking to him and wishing he was here.

We've arrived at our summer house...

Okay, so no excuses. I've been terrible at updating the blog lately. I'm hoping on this vacation to spend some time journaling and uploading more photos of the kids. Here is one I snapped this morning of Laney. We arrivived in Michigan last night and this was Laney's first glimpse of the beach. She was thrilled! She hopped out of the car, wriggled out of my arms and yelled "Oh, WOW!" I"m off to fix my crew some lunch and I will add more photos this afternoon. Promise.

T-Ball season is over...

Colby loved t-ball! His skills and basic understanding of the game improved so much over the course of the season and he had a lot of fun. He took some of his savings and purchased his own bat, ball and t-ball stand so he has enjoyed playing more even at home. We are proud of you Colby!