Last Day at the Beach

As I sit here writing, there is a beautiful orange moon rising in the distance.  Unfortunately, my camera cannot capture the magnificence adequately to share.

We leave early tomorrow morning, and, as is typical, the week surely seems to have rushed by way too fast.

My son's family left this morning, as they have a long drive to make with little ones, but we managed to sneak in a little excitement prior to them leaving.

We enjoyed a delightful breakfast with these cuties

who are always entertaining.

We had some visitors who  showed up in the volleyball court

But they didn't stay long.

Then it was time for good-bye hugs:

Suddenly it was quiet, but the rest of us still had this beautiful day to enjoy, so we headed out to the beach where the weather was absolutely spectacular.

We were able to enjoy yet another beautiful sunset over the sound.

Then, it was time for dinner, and the men decided that they would dress up a bit.

Marty and his son-in-law in matching shirts.  Don't they look spectacular?

But, I decided that the look wasn't complete without the two of them posing in front of the fireplace for the perfect beach shot:

And, as if that wasn't enough excitement for one evening, the crew decided that it would be fun to dress up the ducks on the mantle, and pose them like the women in the painting.

Each one wearing a party hat and reading an appropriate book at the beach.

Let's face it.....we are amused easily.

I hope that you enjoyed this past week of blogs, and that you, too were amused by our many adventures.

Tomorrow, we gallivant on home.  Thanks for tagging along!

Until next time.......

National Donut Day

Ok, I'll admit that I had no idea that yesterday was National Donut Day.

As a matter of fact,  I was unaware of the fact that such a day even existed. 

But the news traveled quickly in the house, and it was decided that the infamous Duck Donuts were required for the celebration.

 And you can bet that they were quite tasty!

We were glad to have the diversion, especially after waking up to this view of the ocean:

Or, should I say.....lack of view?

We hoped that the fog would disappear and give us a repeat of Thursday, but such would not be the case.

We all got dressed in our beachwear and headed to the beach in hopes of sunny skies.

Gusty winds greeted us....which was great for kite flying!

But Marty had to strap his chair to the sun tent to keep it from blowing away.

When it was obvious that the sun wasn't going to show, we gave up the tent idea, and decided to just enjoy our last day with the little ones.

Aren't they just too cute?

As they say.....time flies when you're having fun....even when the weather is less than desirable. 

But with such cuties around, how could you not have a great time?

Got milk....anyone?

Ignoring the Forecast

According to Weatherbug, Thursday promised to be pretty much a washout.

Nearly 100% chance of rain in the forecast.

As they say, there's nothing you can do about the weather, so you might as well make the most of it.

So, we enjoyed a leisurely breakfast, which you can see was quite tasty!

Had a little piggy fun with George and Peppa,  and started a new puzzle, since the other one was complete.

And we decided that since it WASN'T raining at the time, to get sun-screened up and head to the beach.

Much to our surprise, the damp fog lifted and blue skies appeared on the horizon. 

With rain expected for the entire day, there was no time to waste!

The girls began working diligently on their creation

while the boys were busy constructing their own.

There was a slight diversion while the little guy decided that it would be fun to splash PapPap G with water from a bucket......as if the waves weren't enough!

But the girls stayed focus.

Some sea shells for the finishing touch:

And here you see the final result.

Can you guess what that is?

A Piggy in the sand, of course.  Actually, it's supposed to be Wellie.  How cute is this?

In the meantime, the guys completed a much more entertaining minion than Gramma G had managed to create.

Look closely, and you'll see that he even has a wad of hair!

By now, it seemed that Weather Bug was way off track, but we weren't complaining.

We managed to get nearly a full day in at the beach with the blue skies on the horizon.  But, if we looked the opposite direction, grey clouds and mist loomed in the distance.  Lucky for us....it stayed over the sound.

At the end of the day, we enjoyed a fabulous Spaghetti dinner, with some mood music that set the stage for a little dancing.

And we could enjoy the view over the ocean

and the sunset over the sound.

Another awesome day!

Rainy Day Fun

So....what do you do on a rainy morning when you're at the beach?

No worries!  There is no lack of entertainment here!

First, there was a very clever puppet show that involved monkeys jumping on a bed (or actually, jumping on a coffee table)

Skyping with a cousin who lives far away.

Pool time....next to the house.   

After all, water is wet......right?

Much to our delight....the rain stopped mid day, so we decided to hike down to the beach.

As you can see, we had the place pretty much to ourselves.  Well...what you can see through the fog!

I got right to work helping to make a Minion Sand sculpture.

Although I think it looks more like a Cyclops, my grandson was still delighted at the finished result.

And then it was time to relax and wait for the waves to roll in.

Yep!  No lack of fun here!

But you knew that already, didn't you?