Beach Bums--The Blogging Hiatus Ends....

As summer has been going full-swing, I have been neglecting my blog and enjoying the beautiful weather and time with the kids as they are home from school. My laptop has suffered an "injury" and is on the way to the hospital tomorrow, so I decided I was long-overdue for a quick blog update while I was doing a back-up to my hard drive.

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Abby and I just got back from a whirlwind week in Nelson (which is a whole 'nother blog post!), but we did head down to the beach at Lake Pepin one afternoon with Sheri, Morgan, and Allie for a quick dip. As I was armed with my camera, I will share a few pictures...

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The sun was just right for a few silhouette shots in the water--I liked how I could see Morgan (left) and Abby's pony tails outlined in the bright sun! ~~~

Abby enjoyed the lake!

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The girls showed off a few "tricks" for the camera...

(Morgan on the left, Abz on the right)

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Morgan began by checking out the water temperature.

(She had already been in once with Emily--Em chose to stay back at Grandma Pat's Pepin house for this Lake excursion...)

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Allie had the best time searching for special rocks and seashells on the shore!

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Silly, Sandy, and Sweet!

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Abz demonstrates another skill as Morgan looks on...

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Allie liked Abby carrying her around in the water.

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Abz and Morgan

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Yet another "trick"!

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Morgan and Abz

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Laughing with joy!

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A handful of Treasures!

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Drawing in the sand...
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Finding seashells...

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Playing with Grandma Sheri...

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Such a fun day for a little girl with her grandma!

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We enjoyed the cooling lake waters, and also, the view of the sailboats on the water...

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We are looking forward to more fun days on Lake Pepin, now that Grandma Pat and Grandpa Denny are making the 6 mile move to Pepin. I will try my best to be a more diligent blogger again once my laptop is back in working order. Hope everyone is having a great summer!!!