Final Beach Trip of the Season...farewell summer!

We had a fabulous time at the beach today with Stephen's sisters and 8 of the kids' cousins. It was neat to see how quickly they paired off and created all manner of fun for themselves - swinging through tree limbs, tumbling on the grassy picnic area, splashing in the chilly surf and collecting dozens of sea creatures. We couldn't have asked for greater weather for this late-summer reunion and truly enjoyed one more lazy day of summer fun before the fall schedules begin...