splish splash

Last Saturday was "The Last Fling" for Charlie and his co-workers since Elher's has been sold. This week, they are offically Hogan Walker John Deere. Ron and Lynn had everyone over for the best barbeque (steaks, yumm-o!) and we were able to take the boys in the pool. Clouds were rolling in so we decided to jump into the pool before dinner. The boys had fun - Carter could touch the bottom on the shallow end even though he insisted on using baby floating devices! Logan swam a bit with Charlie then laughed as he was pushed around on a raft, sometimes he seems to have no fear at all!

it is truely impossible to get a good photo of these two boys together!

Then on Monday, a wonderful co-worker opened up her Michigan cottage with an invitation to staff to get together for our annual Babies at the Beach! Carter, Logan and I drove out to Sawyer, MI to spend the day at Bethany Beach with some other kiddos from school. Unfortunately we didn't have the brightest or sunniest of days (again!), but the temperature was relatively comfortable and we only got drizzled on once or twice. We left first thing after breakfast and arrived around 11 or so, stopped briefly at the cottage and then hit the beach! This was Logan's first enormous sandbox experience and he enjoyed every minute of it digging and pushing sand about with his shovel and trucks. Carter on the other hand is my water boy! He headed straight for "the sea" (ahem, lake) for a swim and explored every rock looking for the best ones to throw into the water. The rain came rolling in so we didn't stay for the planned cookout on the beach and bonfire - maybe next year. A block from the cottage, both the boys were o-u-t, out! We were home after 7 and as it turns out brought lots of sand with us!