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| Drampa and Rye have a quiet moment together |
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| The older boys also enjoyed some time with my dad |
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| Rye got to spend some time with his Papa |
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| The construction zone |
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| Checking out some pine cones on the way to the beach |
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| Rye is trying out the pink socks we bought for Ben many years ago. Neither of them like sand on their feet. |
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| The water was a little cold (notice Drew's expression) |
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| The water in the hot tube was just right. |
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| As a last minute thought I grabbed our bin of play dough...so glad I did. This was one of my favorite moments at the beach. |
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| Loved spending time being creative with some of my favorite people |
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| These two mice are under attack! |
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| Lucky for them they only had to deal with the small snake... |
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| The big snake stuck to the other side of the table :) |
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| While Drew stuck to his spot on the sofa |
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| This smart little guy was supposed to be a frog and ended up as a bunny. I just couldn't make the right shape for the frog, so I took creative license and made a bunny instead. |
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| One of the cold and windy days was spent at a Putt Putt golf course |
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| We got to ride a train to the top of the course |
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| Rye's first putt |
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| Putting on their pirate faces |
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| Is it going in? |
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| Rye enjoyed dropping his ball in the hole. Sorry Opa, he's not much of a golfer yet. |
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| Ben is patiently waiting for his little brother to get off the green. |
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| Posing for mom in front of the pirate ship |
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| Another bad weather day saw the oldest boys heading to the aquarium |
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| They came home talking excitedly about the huge sharks. |
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| Here are some pictures of a warmer day. Everyone is wearing shorts! |
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| The boys saved their rougher moments for the beach. :) |
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| Noah built a sand castle every day we went out on the beach. |
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| We enjoyed celebrating Ben's birthday with the Tongens. |
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| Ben chose pizza for his birthday dinner. |
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| and coconut cake with strawberry ice cream |
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| Paul, Micah, Ben, Noah and Sam (Rye is in his highchair) |
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| The end of a perfect day on vacation |
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| Some nice quiet time before bed with the two youngest boys are already asleep |
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| Noah is testing out the strength of Micah's construction |
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| Rye and Sam |
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| Noah and Micah's village, they named it "Nocah". |




































