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Got to have a little photo shoot with A&M while they were here & got some nice shots! and learned how to make a fancy matted frame around the picture. Pretty swanky huh?
Here's the birthday boy, enjoying a beverage! Happy Birthday Rick!

Quality control pronounced this one realllllllllly red & juicy!

Half of our haul, mmmmmm

We're on vacation! A week at the beach, our usual spot on the bluff and we loooooooooooooove it here! The girls are enjoying themselves most of the time.

I'm not sure if it's just my imagination or that I'm worrying what everyone around is going to think, but they seem to be misbehaving WAY more than they do at home! Lovey is acting up left right & centre as far as I can tell. She deliberately pushed Sweetie off a chair today, got a time out, then just smirked when it was over and we asked her to say sorry. Back in time out & had to wait before going to the beach while everyone else went ahead. She has crapped her pants more in the last 2 days than she has in the last month..... the list goes on but you get the idea! Soooooooooo frustrating when this SHOULD be a wonderful week! She's not alone either, Sweetie's whining has been ramped up to a whole new level and Honey threw a huge fit today after the bath when I didn't have enough dry towels and needed to share hers with her sisters. All 3 of them were whining and screaming and the next thing I knew, I whipped open the bathroom door and pushed out whoever was mostly dry, Honey, I think. Those sitting in the kitchen got a good chuckle out of that but I just couldn't stand the noise another SECOND! I'm sure they're tired from all the extra activity & people around, and they first couple of nights they were late settling down to sleep but last night & tonight were more reasonable so hopefully that'll help.

The weather has been a little disappointing, we've had such good luck in the past so maybe we're due for a crappy week. Even when we do get a bit of sun, it either doesn't last long, or it's accompanied by a cool breeze. The kids want to go down to play on the beach but inevitably they get wet and then as son as the cold air hits them, it's game over. They'd play down there much longer if they weren't freezing to death!

To try and keep freak out fits, fighting and whining to a minimum we've been trying to get them out of here so we've visited the playground a couple of times and one morning we took them strawberry picking. The trip to the U Pick was a big hit and they did a really good job! We didn't get any berries in our basket that weren't mostly red. They sometimes forgot to check the bottom before taking them. We got quite a bit picked before the farmer came over and told us that the girls should be doing some sampling for quality control. They would eat a bit & then pick a bit but eventually it shifted so they were just eating so we decided to pack it in at that point. It was a couple of days ago & we still have lots left so hopefully that means there's strawberry shortcake in our near future!

We still have a few days left so we're hoping for a few improvements weatherwise AND temperament wise!! Wish us luck....

Also, we're on dial up so updates & new pictures are a little tricky at the moment so I don't think I'll be adding much more before we get home. Sorry blogfans!