Things we do at the Beach

Michelle, Clark and Macy spending time as a family

Andy, Melissa, Stella and Sterling spending time as a family

Andy and Melissa

Shannon, Julie and Aubrey spending time with cousins

Anna, Tyler, Grace and Sam spending time as a family

Macy and Stella spending time with cousins

Macy with her mommy having fun with the waves

Melissa enjoying the sunshine

Julie being the best Aunt

Sterling eating

Macy biting her tongue

Macy finding "stuff" in the sand

Melissa showing Sterling the crashing waves

Sterling loving the water

Grandma playing with Stella and Macy on the sand

Macy learning about the beach

Sam with the cousins and Uncle Andy, digging in the sand

Cousins Grace and Stella making sand/rock pies

Sam in his water hole

Sam having fun with his Aunt Julie

Here are some of the things that bring us back every year to

the beach. The possibilities are endless, the memories are

wonderful. The family bonding time, priceless.

This year my parents and siblings, nieces, children and

grandchildren all went to the beach at the same time. It

happened to be one of the coldest summers on record. But

that didn't stop us from trying to have a good time. Mel and

I and our kids and grandkids camped with a tent trailer and

two tents. Mel, Me, Julie, Melissa, Stella, Sterling, Michelle and

Macy were the first to arrive on Saturday. Denise and her family

were also there starting on Saturday. Anna, Grace and Sam

came up on Tuesday. Clark and my parents got there Tuesday

night. Tyler arrived by train Thursday evening, and Andy flew

in late Thursday night. The rest of the families stayed at our usual

spot, Motel 6 arriving Tuesday. This made it a little more difficult

to get together, because the state park wouldn't let other cars come

in, unless they paid the 10 dollar fee. So we shuttled people in to our

camp site a couple of days, so we could spend the time together on the

beach. We had dinner at our campspot one night, with a fire,

and roasted marshmallows. My poor Dad sunburned his feet

so bad, that he's still not recovered. We learned a few things

about how we might want to do things next time, but I'm sure

we will remember this trip for a long time.

FAMILY + BEACH = Aaaaaaaahhhhhhh