Last weekend we made a somewhat last minute trip to go visit our good friends the Rousts, whom we hadn't seen in way too long. (With very humble apologies to all of Chicagoland friends we did not have a chance to see.) Aside from his cousins, Elle is probably Jack's "best friend," so he has been clamoring for quite awhile to play with her. And they indeed had a great time together. (As did we. And Amelie.)
We ended up spending a good portion of Saturday exhausting the kids playing at a beach on Lake Michigan. We had not made a very good effort of taking the kids to a beach previously, as Jack's introduction to one when he was much smaller was quite disastrous and he tends to be a little skittish around water. Avoiding them, though, was apparently a huge mistake as they had a blast. Amelie (almost literally) dove right in, and Jack has requested several times over the past week that our next vacation be on a beach.
He had a great time digging sand castles, but he spent a good portion of the time rock hunting and came home with quite a collection.
Protective and loving big brother.
After Colin took this picture, he remarked that it looked a bit like a fake backdrop...
And check out this picture I snagged of these two beautiful ladies!
Jack thought it was neat to be able to write his name in the sand.
So did Amelie. At least she said this is her name she drew.
Occasionally, I get a picture when I very much see Kate's or my features in the kids. (Usually more so Kate's)
But as Kate said, this is very much my expression Jack is giving the camera. I'll admit it was a bit like looking in the mirror...
Kate is always bugging me to "make some pretty pictures black and white to hang on the wall." So I thought I would share.
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