Monday, August 9, 2010

Beach Party!

Two weekends ago we went to cousin Julia's Beach Birthday Bash!  Before the party got going the kids scampered across the beach to the tide pools!  Where they learned about periwinkles.  We taught them how to hum to them to make them come out of their shell... I'm not sure if this helps, maybe they were planning on coming out anyway, but it seems to work like a charm!

Cora in motion!  No feet on the ground, maybe a toe.

I think it is funny how everything about their stride matched.

Periwinkles!

Maybe next year we'll have ponytails and pigtails?!

Birthday girl blowing bubbles

Cora loves the sand...

.. and chasing the birds!

Boy cousins!

Cousin time! This may be their first family picture where all the kids are present!

Girl Cousins...
This blanket occupied them for quite awhile.


Cousin Picture #2!

3 comments:

Muffiemom said...

Finally pictures of all 7 kids together. So many kids it is hard to get them all to look and smile at the same time. Good job!

Jen said...

If Cora is anything like Em (and it looks like she is), it takes a few years to be able to do pigtails, pony tails. And when you finally can YOu have to use those darn teeny tiny rubbery bands and they are a pain!

Kelly said...

I love that you have the cousins all so close and are able to get together often! Family is so important, don't you think?! Cora, Cole, and Caden sure are lucky!