Asilomar 2015

We had a small group at Asilomar this year.  But it we had a few sunny days and lots of fun!  Our kids call the volleyball court the "sand box."  It is there favorite place to be.  They like the beach too, but sometimes it's a little chilly!  If they are going to go down by the ocean, they prefer to walk the trail so they can throw rocks.  We made one trip to the tide pools down towards Spanish Bay.  We saw a few star fish and crabs.  But we saw a few dead animals washed up on shore too. ..yuk!   The boys favorite activity was playing soccer against the "dads."  Phil and Matt (and sometimes Kelly) played against all the little boys.  They had a blast playing on the volleyball court and it was quite entertaining for those of us watching.

Our "Diggingest Dog" 

Asilomar beach to left; boardwalk we took to tide pools

View from our room's front door.

Digging down to find water

Caleb- Elijah- Erin- Rachel- Zeke- Alex- Adam

May

May has flown by.  With yard work and the end of the school year, our pace seems to be gearing up for summer!  Here's a few pictures of our happenings.

Apple tree blossoms

Erin and Kayleigh

 Adam graduated from preschool!  He is so excited for kindergarten next year. :)

Mrs Keiser and Adam

Jaden and Adam --- buddies!

 

On Memorial Day we headed to the Dunes with some friends from church.  It was suppose to rain, but we went anyway.   The kids had lots of fun with friends and playing in the sand.  But it did rain on us while we ate lunch.  And the wind was something fierce!  It certainly wasn't a perfect beach day, however I was thankful it wasnt a sweltering hot day either. 

Big boys playing football

Dan let the kids bury him.

CAT day

The first weekend in May we took another road trip - but this one wasn't so long!  The kids were very excited to see their cousins in Peoria and to go to the family day at the CAT proving grounds.  Erin was mostly excited to see Case, and he was looking forward to other kids to play with.  :)  They all played so nicely together. Visiting Pete and Kelli is always such a pleasure.  Guess we need to do it more often! :)

Pete and the kids

watching the demo

Pete showing us his scraper

Cousins!

Cole and Mimi