The Sand Sculpture Building Contest

Gold Medal Winners in the "Sci-Fi" Category (we built a two-headed sea monster)

Celebrating the victory!

Working on the medal winning creation

Gramps brought the heavy machinery

Visiting Greg and Tricia at their new home in PA

The pirate ship (the warning label on the ship read: "DANGER - This is not a floatation device - It is meant to be used on a flat surface outside of water")

Greg, Tricia and Melissa relax poolside at Spa Smith

Liam and Greg

Trips to Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard

Waiting in line at the Flying Horses in Oak Bluffs

Mommy grabs a brass ring for Lila

Can you sit any closer to the TV?

Daddy and Liam way, way out at sea

FOOD OF THE MONTH - August 2009

Seafood Dream (prepared by Gramps)

Here come the runners - Falmouth Road Race 2009

Mike pauses for a kiss of support

The lead pack

Daddy - Please put a shirt on

Go Kristin Bard!

...and continues...

next stop...Martha's Vineyard...on the Island Queen.

High Tide

the fotogrfer interviuews the riter

on the Falmouth Road Race course

Summer continues...

Waiting for the runners...

Cousins

More Pics from the Summer of '09

Stay off the sidewalks.

The gang takes an afternoon dip in the pool.

Mommy paints Lila's toes for the first time.

The proof is in the picture...Liam and Gramps play Wii Baseball.

Celebrating Nanie's Birthday.

Liam tries to fit an entire smores into his mouth.

Lila shows us her freshly roasted marshmallows.

Camping

Lauren and Liam stay up the latest that they've ever stayed up (11:00 pm, which soon turned to midnight after about an hour of trying to settle them down once we went into the tents for the night!)

Liam, Lauren and Doug

Daddy and Liam tend the campfire.

Lila, Liam and Lauren enjoy marshmallows and smores.

Setting up the campsite (well, actually it was more like the Dratch's backyard).