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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

take me to the beach

Ok, back to Spring Break.  I've written about the beaches I grew up around in Northwest Indiana, and I still can't get enough of them.  I think that a piece of Lake Michigan resides in my soul because it is home to me.  I feel so relieved and renewed when I'm at the beach, that it must be true.  Fletcher has always enjoyed going to the beach, even as a little babe.  But Rowan is only now sharing her brother's enthusiasm for the sand and shore.  I think it will be a fun summer.  Now excuse me while I bomb you with beach photos.
{some photos by Brian
It was only a slightly chilly day, but the sun felt warm on our faces and soaked into the sand.  We found skipping rocks and tried to skip them as far as Papa could make them go.  He's a skipping expert.  Rowan got her toes too close to the gentle lapping shore and had cold wet feet for a while.  She soldiered on.  I found a few crinoid fossils that seem to just jump out to me after years of my life spent searching for them among the pebbles.  And we all left with big smiles, pink cheeks and sand between our toes.  I can't wait to spend days back here this summer when we come to visit my parents.  It will be hard to not stay the entire summer.

9 comments:

  1. "I think that a piece of Lake Michigan resides in my soul because it is home to me." Couldn't have said it better.

    I have a picture of us standing on that beach when we're about 7 or 8... it's one of my favorites. :)

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  2. Beautiful beach photos! I long for the beach and some warm sun. That's a gorgeous sandy beach!

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  3. Oh, how those photos take me back! Looking at Rowan is like seeing life come full circle. It's just like a little Ruthie there on that beach. Those were the best days! I wish I could sink my toes into that soft sand! Thanks for a glimpse of home and many happy memories!

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  4. Sea and sand can keep my boys occupied for hours and hours! :-)

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  5. That picture of Rowan climbing the dune-- that grin!! She's a beach girl if I ever saw one!

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  6. What a beautiful spot! We obviously don't have a beach nearby but I feel this way about being on a boat at the lake. It brings back all those awesome family memories. I'm looking forward to my kids getting old enough to love that time too.

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  7. I'm excited to have ya'll come this summer and we will be visiting all the local Dunes beaches and having picnics, sand castles, frizbee, and more fun. Can't wait. The pics get me excited about coming home to summer.

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  8. There's nothing like the beach on a chilly day- I'm the odd duck that actually prefers having a coat and shoes on at the beach :) Great pictures, they look like they had so much fun!

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  9. Beautiful pictures! Looks like a great place to spend a chilly spring day.

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