Summer vacation---because of the oil in the gulf, we canceled our beach trip to Dauphin Island, AL earlier this summer. We reserved a rental house on Lake Guntersville in AL. Elan had a blast swimming with his life vest, floating in the water, doing the paddle boat, roasting smores, etc. Here are some pictures...paddle boat with Lito
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Elan and Ellery outside of Cathedral Caverns
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enjoying smores
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floating around
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Aunt Erika and Elan
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new chair from Lito and Noni
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second birthday party with a cake from Aunt Erika
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what a great aunt to make a cool train cake
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a beautiful sweater from Isabel
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picture the Sunday before our trip--before church
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every now and then he will pose with a good smile
# posted by Kirsten @ 12:43 PM
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Cave Spring creek wading--after several attempts to get a picture of everyone looking at the camera, this is the best I can do. The kids (Elan's friends Hunter, Lizzy, and Sam and Kate in the background) enjoyed this tree as much as wading through the creek. One of our last summer fun days before preschool begins.
# posted by Kirsten @ 3:50 AM