Back from vacay

Here are my favorite pictures.  This first on was taken at the sand dunes on Silver Lake.  We walked up and down them for awhile (go, Mom!), the kids and my BIL jumped off them.  Finally, after snapping a bunch of other pics, I jumped down a dune, and looking back up, I saw this (more or less).  It seemed very Holes so I asked everyone to line up.  I love the way the kids are all posing SuperHero style.  

The weather at the cottage this year was fairly cool and somewhat overcast.  We all bundled up in sweatshirts and blankets at times, but it was perfect for walking the dunes.  We had a picnic, went to the Little Sable Point lighthouse, dipped our toes into Silver Lake, and went home for pizza and ice cream.  

Otherwise, I just loafed around, let Mom and Dad entertain Max when he woke up super early as is his summertime wont, read a few books, took some walks with my sister, and tried not to eat too much.  It was too cold to swim.  Oh, and I played with the frolicking white dog three cottages down.  I really missed Milo and Rosie, but I was glad that, if I had to kennel Rosie, Milo was there with her so she wouldn't be lonely.   When I got too homesick for the poochies, I sought out the white dog, D.D., and play with her for awhile.  

Here's one more great photo from this week: my mom and dad.  Forty years together and still holding hands!  I'm not one for too much sentiment, but it's kind of sweet the way their connected bodies form a heart shape.