Up North 2010 Day 2, Part 1.5

Ok, so after I posted part 2 I realized this should really be split up into 3 parts, not too. Too many great pictures to share. So here we go to the middle of day two!

Beach time!
Clarissa took to the water with no problems! She just plunged right in after all her big cousins.
"Look Mom! I have muddy hands!" Even though most of the mud was washed off...
Jeff
Mary
more Jeff
Sofia and Betsy
John & Sofia... CANNONBALL!
Lila had so much fun in the water!
Ella
My girls
Mary
Jeff and Clarissa
Nice look for Leah
Joe
we love the water!


Patty and Joe watch the kids play
Ella gets out to warm up
Low and behold! He can smile!
Uncle Jim
Grandpa Paul and Lila
Katie, Chris, Mia, Clarissa and I ran to town for a few needed items.


The whole way there and back Clarissa fed Mia her snacks.
Back to Rainbo
When we got back from town we found Jeff and Lila fishing, so Clarissa and I joined them.




Nice fish, Jeff!


Betsy and Keith out for a sail.



Jeff and I decided to take the girls out in the duck boat to fish.
Clarissa caught one!
But she didn't want to spit in it's mouth.


Proof I was there!



Stay tuned for Part 1.

Up North 2010 Day 2, Part 2

We did so much each day, it just doesn't seem like one day when I look at all the pictures. So I broke it up. This is the second part of day two.


Leah with her mad hula hooping skills in the kid area of the big house.
Mary & Clarissa having a goofy good time
Mia greeting some of her big boy cousins
Uncle Chris hiding behind a book
Grandma Hamilton wanted me to take pictures of all her great grand children. Here is the round up!
Can you believe we got this many children to sit still!? The age ranges from Tom 15 years, to Mia 15 months.

Mia let me hold her!
Matthew playing in the dirt
Grandma & Jimmy
Dodo & Grandma
Paul & Dodo

Getting ready for a game of tag, I believe
Mia & Dodo
Chris & Katie
The newly weds, Betsy & Keith

BOSSY!
Jeff & Jimmy
Sisters, Heather, Julie & Carrie

Assembly time again! The grandchildren.
and my favorite... the Outlaws! aka everyone who married into the Hamilton family.
Grandma & her kids Noni, Mare, Josie, and Jim II
beautiful Heather
more of the great grands
This time all 39 of us have to get organized!
Cheese!
Matthew discovered what many toddlers do, food can replace hair gel!
The boys on clean up duty

Carrie & her Dad Uncle Jim
Uncle Jim getting some belly button time
I had to catch Julie without her knowing it, otherwise she turned red as a beet!
Heather
Kurtis ran up frantically after dinner, "Mom! Dad! Come quick! I caught a huge fish!"
spit for good luck

big kids fishing after dinner
Campfire time!





Fabulously fun first day in the north woods, check! Wiped out kids who sleep all night, check! Happy day!