Little Eden post #1...

A week ago last Saturday, Mom, Dad, Sophie, Lucas, and I ventured north to Little Eden... our family's favorite summer vacation spot (Okay, sorry, Dad- Montana ranks right there, too!). If you didn't know, we've gone to LE ever since Zach and I were wee tykes. The past several years it's been hard to make it up there because of school conflicts, but since I'm on maternity leave now I was able to go. Unfortunately, school and football both started for Eric so he couldn't go at all. :(

I wasn't sure how to organize these posts... so this one will be pix of our swimming/beach adventures. We had two swimming spots- the Portage Lake beach ("little beach" as Lucas referred to) and Lake Michigan beach ("big beach"). These 1st 2 pics are at Lake Michigan. Of course Lucas was fascinated with all the sand...and water. He didn't hesitate for a second when we arrived...he ran right in and got all wet- head to toe!

Here are pics from the small beach... the first is a pic of Lucas' 2nd cousins running wild around the beach. Funny story--there was also a group of kids that he didn't even know on the beach (mostly older) and Lucas just ventured right up to them several times and asked, "What are you doing, guys??" He joined right in as they built their sand castle. I thought that was pretty cute.

Katherine, holding Sophie for the 1st time...

1st beach experience... (no worries..she was hidden under the umbrella the entire time)

Yes, in this last pic it wasn't too warm out. Didn't stop Lucas one bit though...