Another Camano Weekend

We spent another fun weekend at my parent's house on Camano Island. My nephew Austin and niece Avery joined us too, while my sister and Keith enjoyed a weekend away. We had amazing weather on Saturday - sunny and 80 degrees. We played on the beach, ate clams, kayaked, and had a great time. Avery and Kaylie spent most of the weekend playing at the beach and on the driftwood, mopping the mud (a mop came in with the tide?!?!), and taking baths in the big tub. Avery was a ton of fun, Kaylie earned her Junior Log Monkey badge, and Austin proved himself to be quite the kayaker.

Lessons learned:
1. Don't leave Mark alone with the kids at the beach - he's likely to bury them in the mud
2. Take the clam OUT of the shell before eating it (this one was learned by Kaylie - the hard way. She forgets every time.)
3. Hamsters like to eat tulips
4. If you need a shopping assistant - take Austin (NOT Austin, Avery and Kaylie, though!)
5. Just because you buy a waterfront house, it doesn't mean you always get water

SBK

Cousin love


The hunky kayak guide - I liked him so much I brought him home with me!


Mark, being the good Uncle that he is, took the kids out to the beach to play. Mom, Dad, and I stayed back at the house sitting in the sun and looking at magazines (or maybe that was just me and Mom ... dad was mowing the lawn and doing other manly dad things). After awhile we just couldn't tell what Mark and the kids were doing out there and a look through the binoculars just seemed to be too odd. They couldn't possible be doing what it looked like... could they? Mom and I threw on our boots and headed out to see for ourselves. We were greeted by Austin & Avery laughing hysterically and yelling, "Mark started it - it was his idea!!" Mark had actually dug a waist deep hole in the mud and he was taking turns with Austin and Avery jumping in it and trying to get stuck. I have NEVER seen dirtier - or happier - kids in my life.

The Instigator in his hole



Even Kaylie went for a dip in the hole.

Avery running from the mud ball being thrown at her from Mark. If you look close, you can see it about to hit her in the back of the head. She actually lost her pants in the mud hole - they were found but will never, ever be yellow again.

Washing off with the cold, cold hose water. Grandma is really pushing for an outdoor shower with warm water.



My Dad -
a.k.a Grandpa Bobbo
a.k.a Bob of Bob's Yacht Club fame
a.k.a. the best Dad ever