Thursday, January 2, 2014

2013 review

2013 began with a race, Jim running and Lorie walking it.  The day was gray and chilly but the sun came out for the New Year's Day polar bear plunge….brrrr!




Breakfast at Mangos after the race is the incentive!





How can Lisbeth be turning 40???  We partied at the beach, then Bobby surprised her with a big party.







Always looking for early signs of Spring.  Found a garden full of snow drops.





Our Florida get away was to Panama City Beach where the sand really was white and the water turquoise.  We stopped in Hilton Head (cold and windy) on the way and to the Schmitts (fun time with Wayne's trains) on the way home.






Spring here at the beach means bright and beautiful blooms.
Tulip Days in Lewes.






We met with all of the Hartsig siblings in Michigan to celebrate Dave and JoAnn's 50th wedding anniversary in June.  We then went on to the Upper Peninsula with the Taylors and the Dietrichs.




The entire family camped along the Shenandoah River in late July.  The weather was perfect for swimming, kayaking, fishing and eating.






What fun we had in NYC with Eva and Keelyn!  WICKED, shopping and eating out highlighted the trip.





Good bye to summer on Labor Day weekend.






Some rough weather in October when a nor'easter stalled over us for four days, taking away some of the replenished sand.






Layne runs along a dune in Jockeys Ridge during our family week in Duck, North Carolina for Thanksgiving.






Our resident snowy owl who arrived in December from the Arctic Tundra and gives us many photo opportunities.








Sunday, December 15, 2013

Duck Thanksgiving

As we did two years ago, we rented a house in Duck this year so that all 17 of us could spend a week together Thanksgiving week.  The house was very large and we all fit nicely in the bedrooms and lofts and nooks and crannies.



Sunrise  




Taken from one of our top decks……the ocean.






Always in the morning, hot Duck Donuts….wish I had one now!





Jockeys Ridge






The aquarium on Roanoke Island






Shark tank




Always, the Thanksgiving football game





….and cornhole





Craig fishing





Kids' table.  We made our own table decorations and dined on fried turkeys (four of them) with all the delicious fixings and desserts.





Grands on the beach





sunset…...





Saturday, November 23, 2013

Pictures of November



Fall affords us so many opportunities for beautiful pictures:






Trap Pond Park




Bethany Beach boardwalk




my kitchen




Indian River bridge




Rocket launch from Wallops Island as seen from Bethany Beach




Full moon over the ocean



Saturday, November 2, 2013

October, the best month


Love October!  It is a month of birthdays in our family, but also a delightful weather and color change here at the beach, with Fall-welcoming activities abounding......


At the beginning of the month we spent the day in Lewes at the annual Boast the Coast Maritime Festival, highlighted by the lighted boat parade.  This boat wins every year, entered by the Sea Scouts.



Fall says color and here is the beginning of color change noted by Jim's camera during the camera club's photo shoot at Trap Pond State Park.



Bethany Beach boardwalk all decorated.




Apples and pumpkins and all sorts of baking fun!



The Ashleys bought 824 A and will spend free time and summers here in Westwood!



October birthdays highlighted the month as we celebrated at Quiet Waters Park, ate lots, esp. cake and pie  
and had a load of fun playing!  Wigs and moustaches and eyebrows seemed to be popular this year.





Hunter's moon as it rose over our neighborhood.



And here we are standing our ground during October's 4 day nor'easter which took out all of our newly replenished sand.  At the beach, you win some and lose some......




Thursday, October 3, 2013

September in review

Labor Day and the funeral for summer officially end the summer season.  This year many people stayed a while, enjoying the wonderful sunny, warm weather  and ocean.


The Summer season ends.



Still nice weather for a picnic and a beautiful sunset on the bay at Fenwick.



September 11th


Will's first day of school


Kayaking on the bay



Our cheerleader and Kent Island HS football games




Looks like perfection to me



Soccer is IN and Ella plays a mean game!



Love watching Keelyn play field hockey



Flag football -Jack scored 2 TDs (12-0)..his first year playing!



Eva has played soccer for many years and she is an accomplished player

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Bethany Beach replenishment = more beach