This is Alpha, the first-born, when he was 2YO.
This is Beta, the second-born, when he was about 2YO.
This is Gamma, the third-born, when he was about 18MO.
Another Vacation Recap
Jul
23
2013
Some of you may recall the strange affair of the Ph…
Wait, wrong intro. Let me start again.
Some of you may recall that we went to Nevada earlier this year. That seems so long ago now, even though it was only three and a half months. Now we have had our second vacation – our annual trip to the shores of Lake Michigan.
Warning: vacation recap ahead.
Visit 2010’s recap of our trip to Maranatha for a refresher course, or to see how similar trips to Maranatha are. We want them to be similar, because kids need traditions.
First up: the pool
After a couple of days, he wanted neither the swim vest nor the floaty ring. Daredevil is he.
Next up: crafts. There were a couple of cloudy/rainy days, so we went to the craft room more this year than last.
Next: tie dye T-shirts. Maranatha has been doing this for a while, but we only recently joined in the fun because we waited for the kids to want to do it. Alpha and Beta each did a shirt.
Next: the sand sculpture competition. We placed second this year. We knew early in the week that we wouldn’t win when we saw someone else practicing. If someone brings buckets full of tools, you can bet he knows what he’s doing.
The category for the competition was Sports. Each team was to make a sand sculpture of some sort representing sports. A few of the other entries were a stadium or baseball field or etc. The winners made a foosball table. We aimed to stand out from the crowd and depicted sports for the majority of Americans – watching it on TV.
Next up: soccer. This year was the first year that one of our kids participated in the sports camp offered by Maranatha. Alpha went to soccer in the morning – 9 to noon – and then went to his evening class like usual. He really enjoyed it.
Last section: beach photos. No trip to Lake Michigan would be complete without beach photos.
Kids at the beach:
And here we see Alpha, walking through the native dune grass:
And I thought about signing up for Instragram. Here are my photos that I contemplated sending the Instagram-account-approval committee.
When our days there were ended, we left and started on our journey, while they all, with wives and children, escorted us until we were out of the city. After kneeling down on the beach and praying, we said farewell to one another.
Acts 21:5
This little article thingy was written by Some Guy sometime around 6:56 am and has been carefully placed in the Travel category.
July 23rd, 2013 at 8:02 am
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Nice pics
Nice vacation
July 23rd, 2013 at 9:51 am
I look forward to starting some traditions with my own kiddos.
Must be quite the production managing the trip for four youngsters.
July 23rd, 2013 at 12:58 pm
Charity – Some Wife signed up for Instagram, so I don’t have to.
Ricky – If they were all 2YO, it would be. But the older kids not only can take care of themselves, but also they can help with the younger ones. Sometimes.