September 2011 Trip to the Cottage, Part I

September 3rd, as we approached the cottage, Dairy Queen ran out into the street and forced us to stop. See this image larger.

I’ll have to double-check… I don’t think this is her first ice cream. It probably IS her first Dairy Queen, though. And also possibly her first actual cone. See this image larger.

They enjoyed it and said they’d consider going again. 😉 See this image larger.

Great, Ian’s all pumped full of sugar, let’s go wait in line for the ferry! See this image larger.

The West-Side Chapmans are at the Island for a visit! Hurray! We were so thrilled to be there! Look at that happy crew! (Thank you Grandma Marcia for pulling off the perfect arrival shot!!) See this image larger.

Nina adopted this pose all on her own… looks a little like the Captain Morgan’s pose. See this image larger.

It took Ian 25 seconds to find this candy, without even trying. It took me 3 seconds to say “No you just had ice cream.” See this image larger.

*Um, Ian… there’s a pool. Mommy, here’s your shoes.* See this image larger.

And who gets out there first? Ian. CAREFUL, YOU’RE IN THE DEEP END!!! See this image larger.

*Wait, what deep end?* See this image larger.

*YOU THERE. YOU BEGAN WITHOUT ME, EXPECT SWIFT RETRIBUTION!* See this image larger.

*Come on, Gramma, let’s go straighten those boys out.* See this image larger.

And then a lot of fun was had! See this image larger.

I’ve got a lot of these, so I’ll caption the ones that stick out… See this image larger.

Cute! See this image larger.

A little bit of splashing going on! See this image larger.

Grandma Marcia plays lifeguard! See this image larger.

Look at how big these kids are getting! See this image larger.

Hey there, Peanut! See this image larger.

Such a winning smile! See this image larger.

Just chillin’! See this image larger.

Is he splashing again?! See this image larger.

Ooop, somebody had to sit in time-out for splashing too much! See this image larger.

And he’s not happy about it. He’s looking over to make sure that we all know he’s not happy about it. See this image larger.

And then back to sulking. See this image larger.

So Nina fought her way out of the swimming pool, and ran over to Ian and gave him a big hug!!! She decided to do this all on her own! See this image larger.

Back in the pool! See this image larger.

*Warm spot in the pool, you say, Grampa Dave? Why whatever are you implying!?!* See this image larger.

Nina dribbled this ball down the walk better than Daddy could, I bet! See this image larger.

And then came the rain!! It was a good thing we got in the pool so quick! See this image larger.

It was raining in my eyes, I had to close them. Otherwise brilliant pic, thanks Grampa Dave! See this image larger.

Ian enjoys a quick sit. See this image larger.

And then let’s all go in and get out of the rain and play whatever the heck this is! See this image larger.

Later, Nina insisted on an evening boat cruise! Here she inspects her zooey. The cottage always makes me smile, love seeing it in the background there. 🙂 See this image larger.

Wow, some photographer, huh? See this image larger.

BLAB BOOOOOO!!!! (That’s “Land hoooooo” if you have a zooey in your mouth.) See this image larger.

Grampa Dave steering and taking a picture at the same time! Thank you! See this image larger.

Ian smiles big! See this image larger.

A boat trip is a great way to round out the evening, right guys? See this image larger.

More soon!