Vacation is always interesting with kids. I really think there is another term for it, as the typical definition for vacation involves more relaxation than what is allowed with kids. At times I stop and ask myself, "is this kind of stuff worth the work? why aren't we just at home doing our thing, rather than in an unfamiliar place and out of our routine? everyone is sleep deprived, the kids eat too much junk food, watch too much TV..." But at the end of the day, I decided it is worth it to pack up half of your home and go to a new place for a few days. The kids have fun together, the adults have fun together, memories are made, and in the end, I think it makes us appreciate home base and our mundane schedule a little more. I'm pretty sure we would do it again. :)
Here's a few of our activities:
30 seconds at the dunes to take pictures and say we went... it was quite cold!:
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| Dave & Jan and their kids, Grace & Henry |
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| Neil & Leann and their kids, Letty & Stelle |
a campfire birthday party for Grace & Neil:
the girls day out - lunch at a fantastic Mediterranean place, outlet shopping, and a quick wine tasting:
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| ok, this is one of those pictures you don't want to post b/c you're not looking the greatest but do anyway... looks like pasty white winter skin as arrived! :) |
the guys day out - golf and a visit to a local distillery:
a trip to a local farm that put on a little fall festival:
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| Beck really did like this place. :) And if his coat looks a little girly... it is. Jan lent us one of Grace's since we forgot Beck's. He didn't care! |
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| taking a train ride |
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