A Sunny Day at the Lake

Claire loves to jump into the water.  Aunt Sue caught her over, and over, and over...

Maverick is enjoying a boat ride,

beached!

Barry (and Brody) is always willing to pull folks on Big Mabel with the jetski!

Whitney, Claire, Everleigh and Andy were on board this trip.

More jumping...

Another ride with Max this time.

Omi is helping the boys make sand castles.  Max's MO was to knock them right over!
Max also spent a lot of time choosing awesome rocks too.

Playtime and Lonsdale Bible Camp

GG is working with Brody on projects.  Glue in shapes and then add sprinkles.

This was an attempt at Ellie (Maverick's sleep elephant).

He ate all the sprinkles that didn't stick to the glue,  I mean all of them!

Claire and Mara are having fun with baby bottles, and just laughing...

and cracking up...

demo...

Brody and Claire went to Lonsdale Bible Camp in August - all alone this time, too!

Here they are with their teacher (Cheryl) and helper and the class.

Mara likes to hide under the table and peek a boo!

Mieska Family Reunion 2013

Brody playing in the sand.

Max striking a pose.

Maverick and Mama walkin' the dock, over and over and over...  (love bare feet

Mara snuggling with daddy, staying warm...

Playtime in the yard.

More playtime.

The girls working on castles in the sand.  (Ava, Claire and Everleigh)

More castles.

Heavy competition at bags.

Papa snuggling with Maverick by the fire.

Omi helping with the castles.  You have to add water to make them stay.

Aunt Sue is teaching Claire the fine art of scoop and shovel.

Getting the hang of it.

More water, please, Omi!

Auntie Whitney and Brody had quite the castle building going on.

Moats and roads and...

More bags...

Max is an expert!

More walkin' the dock...

Claire is a pro now too!

Max is showing Mama his excellence!

Josh is playing soccer with Jude (one of the Iowa Mieska soccer experts!).

Claire is deep in thought!

That's how we roll... (matching outfits - Max reads to babies - Claire overloves babies - C & B eat healthy after a swim)

Max & Mav match

Max is reading to a patient Mara.

Maverick joined the group.

Claire and Maverick cracked up.

Matching girls are cracking up too.

So funny.

So sweet.

Mara is trying to make Claire laugh.

Claire can never get enough of kissing Mara.

Claire and Brody are having a healthy snack after swimming in the pool.