and we're back!

So, we're back. We had a great time. I've got a bad case of the post-vacation blues (the mark of a truly satisfying getaway?). The waters of Lake Michigan are still pretty frigid, but the weather was g-o-r-g-e-o-u-s, and I totally loved the beach, fair skin be damned. My nose is a lovely shade of pink to prove it. *Sigh* I just love vacation pace. It's so nice to wake up...take it slow...check out the waves...eat...eat...and eat some more. All I can think about is how much I don't want to do all this laundry I've brought home with me, and how much I'd really love to be back there. Here's a gazillion pictures, free of charge. This was Ambrose's first experience with sand. He was fairly indifferent to it, and thought it was better for eating than anything else. This, friends, is surely one of the better things in the world. It is a blend of green tea and lemonade with freshly picked raspberries (we went picking on Sunday afternoon). I managed to snag a couple pints of these beauties (the berries, that is) before we left. Perhaps on of the best perks...sitting on the cliff overlooking the beach while nursing the baby. Oooh, this is my mei tai, even though you can't see it very well. It's still ranking #1 on my list of baby-carrying devices--definitely the best for roaming the beach and climbing the stairs from the beach to the top of the cliff. This is the beach at sunset. Isn't it so pretty? We had a bonfire on the beach Saturday night and set off a few fireworks. Totally fun. Matt reading the paper while Ambrose eats his. Half of the Yonke cousins: Stephen, Kristine & Ambrose, and Daniel. And my super awesome hubby whom I adore. *Sigh* Off to finish the laundry.