Some of us spent quite a bit of time at the beach....

in various forms of dress, and undress...

communing with the local wildlife...

fishing....

and building castles and monsters...

Naomi treated us to dinner at Zaharias--though Pat, Laura, Dana & Jason had already flown the coop....

Proud grandmother with treasures Jackson, Lucy, and Melissa

We had fun celebrating Naomi's 87th birthday!

The family - that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.  ~Dodie Smith

What greater thing is there for human souls than to feel that they are joined for life - to be with each other in silent unspeakable memories.  ~George Eliot

Families are like fudge - mostly sweet with a few nuts.  ~Author Unknown