We recently got back from the most wonderful vacation to Kiptopeke! It was also a family reunion with some cousins we haven't seen for a long time, so the kids had a great time with little cousins to play with everywhere they turned. They were sad to come home!
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| Charis and Hannah are big girls now, so they got to stay up later than the other little ones. It wore them out pretty quickly, and they loved it! One of their favorite things to do is to read (The Secret Garden) with Figgy. |
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| Pete took the kids out on a canoe ride in the bay! |
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| Baby Mary - can you stand the cuteness?! I'm so proud of my big bro.:) |
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| Canoeing |
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| Little Mary relaxing in the shade |
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| We took some family shots on the last day... impossible to get everyone to look! |
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| Uncle Bill led the s'more making festivities |
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| Family |
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| We had a family cookout at the park one night, and Uncle Bill grilled some incredible steaks. He & Aunt Mitz had raised the beef on their own farm. Delish! |
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| Cousins everywhere! |
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| John and Than can't help beating on Pop every time he wants to take a quick snooze! |
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| Story time with Aunt Sally is another favorite activity |
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| Gordon and the girls apparently couldn't resist jumping in, swimsuits or no swimsuits! |
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| Gordon leading some adventures |
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| Hanging out on the lodge porch |
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| The kids table is getting more crowded every year... we like it that way! |
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| Best buddies |
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| The lodge we shared |
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| The first evening we got there. The kids had to try out the water at sunset (it was chilly!). |
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| Pop & Mary |
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| The beach at sunset with a bunch of family... what could be better? |
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| The sand! |
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| Chilly girls |
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| Up late playing cards |
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| Charis got reacquainted with Lucien and they had some sweet adventures together. They have so much in common, they clicked right away. |
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| John, Han, Care, Sus, Bethy |
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| Too much fun |
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| Pretty Sus! Those curls were so angelic from the ocean air. |
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| Almost-5-year-old |
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| Trying on Pops' hat |
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| Mom & Aunt Mitz prepping some fresh SHRIMP for our cookout! |
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| Hannie tasted her first oyster, straight from the shell! She had a very stoic expression, but she swallowed it! |
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| Charis tried to eat an oyster too... but couldn't manage to gulp it down! |
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| Relaxing at the park |
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| The Acker Fam |
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| That's a lot of little ones! |
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| Thank you Figgy and Pop for a wonderful vacation! It was absolutely perfect! |
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| Sweet cousin love :) |
