The Hedge. My Grandparents purchased the "Beach House" in the late 60's and the Hedge was planted soon afterward. It is now GINORMOUS! And thus the annual tradition of
trimming the hedge. This year with one sister and her family in Colorado, my other sister and hubby touring the
Mediterranean, and my parents
watching the children of the touring parents, the
trimming of the hedge somehow fell to us.
Hmmm, how
convenient that the rest of the family chose to be "busy" that weekend....
Next year people, the hedge is all yours!
Anyways, Jerry was The Man, and
trimmed the WHOLE hedge by himself. The kids and I were on clean up duty and picked up all the branches. This year, now that they are 5 and 8 years old Thomas and
Zac were great helpers! Kelsey gets the award for being the "cutest" helper :)
Camping at the North Fork camp ground was rustic, fun and beautiful. We went with three other families, the grand total of kiddos was 11, 7 boys, 3 girls and 1 baby boy. The kids (especially Zac) all had a grand time playing in the forest and going on hikes, Kelsey being the exception. She is apparently NOT a nature girl. The fussy face picture of Kelsey was on a hike. The funny thing about Kelsey and hiking is that the minute we were off the trail and back on the pavement the fussing stopped and she was happy as could be! We also learned on this camping trip that although Thomas is a very impulsive child, he has the wherewithal to roast perfect marshmallows for s'mores. The picture shows how shocked we were by this information, Thomas has one s'more in his hand and three on his lap and yes he ate them all:)
