Saying Goodbye to Summer

It was a typical summer Vineyard visit...messing around on the beach and in the water.

Zoe and Uncle Ben snorkeling.

Zan playing with rocks.

Zan, Nick and Nate messing around in the water. Their favorite thing to do was tie Carter's tube to one of the kayaks and paddle around towing a cousin or two.

Uncle Ben, Uncle Duncan, Zan and Zoe on Ben's sailboat.

Typical, but special because all five cousins on my side of the family were there - Nick, Zoe, Nate, Carter and Zan. I love watching them doing many of the same things that I did with my brothers and cousins:

sailing on the sunfish

playing in the waves on the south side of the island

trying for the brass ring at The Flying Horses

nursing jellyfish stings

walking around on the beach with no shoes on despite the rocks and shells

playing card and board games together

eating meals out on the deck

hotdogs at the beach for lunch

looking for critters in the water

sleeping in the bunk room

swimming to the point

feeding bread to the ducks at the bridge

walking to town to pick out a book at The Bunch of Grapes

donuts for breakfast...