Well, when you have over 600 pictures from 10 days of vacation, it's hard to know where to start. I'm definitely going to have to do multiple posts because there is just too much to document. I'm sure other people have better cutting abilities, but I love pictures so much, that I could only get it down to about 150 of share-worthy photos. And while you all might get tired of them, I definitely want them for my own memories, so here we go...
This year, it was very warm the whole time we were at Ampersand (although not compared to North Carolina heat & humidity!). Though it had the negative downside of lots & lots of bugs, we took advantage of the heat to spend a lot of time in the water. The water itself was pretty chilly, so we weren't sure how the babies would take it, but they loved it... especially Atticus!
our first dip in the lake - Papa, Ryan, Nana, Atticus, Aunt Ryan, Kaeden, and me
There are two "beaches" at Ampersand - neither one has a whole lot of sand, but they're great places to hang out & swim nevertheless.
Here are some photos of a morning at Joan's Beach:
Ryan latched right on to Uncle Dain. It always touches my heart to see these two together. Even though we don't see Dain all that often, he always makes an effort to reach out to Ryan and bond with him and they have such a sweet relationship. Anyway, Dain very quickly became Ryan's swimming buddy at Ampersand this year, and they (at least Ryan) had so much fun.
Climbing rocks - apparently, Ryan asked if they could go in "the jungle"
I just love this picture. Don't know what else to say!
Meanwhile, the babies had fun splashing & playing in the sand & water (and being held by their mommies!):
Another favorite Ampersand activity is picnic lunches at Paradise Bay. The weather was so beautiful that we did this a couple of times while we were there.
Kaeden enjoyed playing in the sand and with his Papa:
Atticus had his first picnic lunch at Paradise:
The bees were plentiful, but thankfully didn't sting:
and Ryan had some more fun times with his Uncle Dain. His favorite game was stealing Dain's hat and hiding it in the water for Dain to find.
Kaeden with Nana. He adores her:
and a special moment in the lake with Mommy:
Atticus enjoying some more time in the water:
On our second visit, Ryan & Mason swam out to "whale rock" - a large rock under the surface that we always swam to when we were kids. From the beach, it looks like you're standing on the water :)
All around, great times!
And I do believe that wraps up today's edition of Ampersand 2011 :) Lots more to come!
This year, it was very warm the whole time we were at Ampersand (although not compared to North Carolina heat & humidity!). Though it had the negative downside of lots & lots of bugs, we took advantage of the heat to spend a lot of time in the water. The water itself was pretty chilly, so we weren't sure how the babies would take it, but they loved it... especially Atticus!
our first dip in the lake - Papa, Ryan, Nana, Atticus, Aunt Ryan, Kaeden, and meThere are two "beaches" at Ampersand - neither one has a whole lot of sand, but they're great places to hang out & swim nevertheless.
Here are some photos of a morning at Joan's Beach:
Ryan latched right on to Uncle Dain. It always touches my heart to see these two together. Even though we don't see Dain all that often, he always makes an effort to reach out to Ryan and bond with him and they have such a sweet relationship. Anyway, Dain very quickly became Ryan's swimming buddy at Ampersand this year, and they (at least Ryan) had so much fun.
Climbing rocks - apparently, Ryan asked if they could go in "the jungle"
I just love this picture. Don't know what else to say!Meanwhile, the babies had fun splashing & playing in the sand & water (and being held by their mommies!):
Another favorite Ampersand activity is picnic lunches at Paradise Bay. The weather was so beautiful that we did this a couple of times while we were there.
Kaeden enjoyed playing in the sand and with his Papa:
Atticus had his first picnic lunch at Paradise:
The bees were plentiful, but thankfully didn't sting:
and Ryan had some more fun times with his Uncle Dain. His favorite game was stealing Dain's hat and hiding it in the water for Dain to find.
Kaeden with Nana. He adores her:
and a special moment in the lake with Mommy:
Atticus enjoying some more time in the water:
On our second visit, Ryan & Mason swam out to "whale rock" - a large rock under the surface that we always swam to when we were kids. From the beach, it looks like you're standing on the water :)
All around, great times!And I do believe that wraps up today's edition of Ampersand 2011 :) Lots more to come!
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