The Ladies McGurr Love to Hit the Beach!

Although August is but a memory, we still have great pictures and memories of our trip to Uncle Mike & Auntie Em's cottage. Great fun was had by all. The girls, Sean, and I got to hang out with Auntie Em and Aunt 'Lissa (as Bettie calls her). We don't often all get to hang out together, so it was a special treat.

Bettie is excited, as you can tell:



We went to the beach one day. Maddie and Bettie talked about going to the beach incessantly for weeks before, so they were way excited when we actually got there. There were a few problems, mostly Maddie related. She literally wanted to run into the lake constantly. Even worse than last year. She also had a mysterious bug bites all over. The worst was on her eye. Then she insisted on eating cheese curls on the beach. This is the result:







She is not squinting. Her eyes are that swollen! She still had a grand time, though.



Sean spent most of his time trying to contain her. We built sand castles (that the girls stomped on), played in the waves, and played with sand toys.




To be honest, the beach may not have been Maddie's favorite activity. She discovered the beautiful world of Billy Bass. She loved listening and dancing to his two songs..."Don't Worry Be Happy" and "Take Me To The River." She now has them downloaded and wants them played all the time. Here she and Bettie pose with her new best friend.




She still talks about him all the time (she calls him "Fishy"). She'll ask what the fishy sings and then sing the songs for you. Next time you see her, start singing "Don't Worry Be Happy," and watch Maddie dance!

We had lots of good food to eat and the girls stayed with the Aunties while Sean and I ran away for a bit. The girls also got some free rides.



One of my favorite things was walking on the beach. You can find all sorts of cool beach glass and drift wood. Bettie was especially into this. She collected all sorts of cool stuff (with Auntie Em's help). She also used all the stuff she collected to make a special sand art project (she carefully put all of it in a water bottle with sand--a lot of sand. You can barely see the nice pieces of glass and wood she put in).




Auntie Em is really good at finding beautiful things. She also does all sorts of creative stuff with them too. The sisters Stahlman made some really cool beach glass wind chimes. I have mine hanging over the kitchen sink to catch the light and so we can see it all the time.




I think Maddie enjoyed the view more than looking for anything in particular. Here are a few pictures of the girls looking wistful the morning we left to go back to Columbus. Thank you Auntie Em and Aunt 'Lissa for a wonderful time!

Happy Gotcha Ya Day, Madeline!

We love you!