The Last of the Beach Pictures

Taking in all that the beach had to offer

"Look"

Striking a pose for the camera

"Yay Maeve!"

Three little Schirra's sitting on a log

These two are TROUBLE

We found a log and thought it made for some cute pictures!

How are my kids getting so big?

Maeve ate more sand than I realized. You should have seen her diapers for days afterwards!

Love these pictures of Wes and Maeve

Even Grammie came out for a little while on our last beach day.

We didn't hold her back at all, the "play cast" got very gross that day!

Our sand friends always got lots of attention

The kids loved to "help" build them too!

Such cool kids

We had such a good time at the beach this summer. The kids are truly beach babes! They are so easy to have down at the beach, and got pretty good tans to prove it! Goodbye for now beloved beach, we hope to see you again soon.

"Look Mom, No Training Wheels!"

Even with a broken arm, Nealy could not be held back! This girl just took off on her bike, look out world! Now on to finding a bigger bike, and one that has brakes! Still can't believe those little bikes don't have any! Go Nealy!

Visiting the Zoo

Daddy and his kids
Maeve really enjoyed watching the penguins

Nealy was in a great mood for picture taking!

Playing on the toy train = heaven for Bubba

Feeding our little bird..

They've grown so much since the last time we were there!

Playing the drums

We made time to visit the zoo with the kids again this year. They LOVE visiting any zoo, and this one is just the right size for us! It turned into a very warm day, so the animals were a bit sleepy, but we enjoyed ourselves anyway! We even had a picnic!

The Festival

dancing in the street after the parade

"I caught you Mom"

Accessories

We had another great year at the Coast Guard Festival. The weather was near perfect all week. We managed to fit in a lot during our last week in Michigan!

The Fair

I am so far behind in my blogging...we have so much going on! I finally got my pictures uploaded to the computer, but still have so many to go through! We are finally finished traveling for awhile, and are gearing up for the school year. I love looking back at all our summer fun, brings a smile to my face, and excitement to the children. They would look at the pictures all day if we let them!

The pictures above are from the *Ottawa County Fair*. We love going there as the lines are so short compared to other fairs, and the prices are unbeatable! We all had a great time.

Princess Nealy

Princess Nealy taking a ride on her royal scooter, with high heels and all!

Carefree Days

Making feet prints

Nealy is very cautious with her arm, but it doesn't slow her down much.

A little fun in the sprinkler was good for everyone!

Keeping her arm out of the water

Bubba napping on the beach!

Even with a broken arm, we have been busy! Nealy has about two weeks left with her splint/sling, and it's barely slowing her down these days. Aidan remains a little fish, and loves being outdoors. Maeve is SO close to walking! I give her another couple weeks! She also (finally) cut two teeth!