Great Lake or Ocean?

Moving to Cleveland had a lot of perks for us, the Rasmussens were one of them!! Every time we get together with these guys it's like we just hung out the week before! You know how sometimes when you get together with old friends there is that awkward re-getting to know you phase and the kids all act shy and take a while to re-acquaint themselves with each other? Well that NEVER happens when we see the Rasmussens, we just pick right back up. It is so nice! We love these guys are were sooo thankful that they were able to make the trip up here to see us!
Kirsten is one of those girls that everyone instantly loves the minute they meet her! I am so lucky to have such wonderful, talented, amazing friends!

After a relaxing morning (a.k.a the boys were playing wii while we women got everything ready for the lake...), we headed to Lake Erie. I had never been before and was surprised at how much it looked like an ocean. The kids kept thinking it was the ocean, we had to explain that it was just a really big lake that you couldn't see the other side of. I don't think they really believed us.

Nate and Ammon decided to race out to the buoy and then back to the beach and whoever kissed their wife first won. I think they just wanted an excuse to get us wet!

Notice all the shells on the beach, it was crazy how many there were just in a thin line along the beach.

The kids built some "hot tubs" so they could get warm. (It wasn't the warmest day, but it was still fun)

Ammon and Nate buried all the girl, they were so cute!

Then they decided we needed to bury them.

Kirsten was nice enough to take a family photo for us. I loves these kids!!! (And Nate too :)!)

It was a wonderful weekend and we can't wait to do it again!!

(Again, if anyone decides to come visit us we will take you here too if you want. There is SO much more here than in WV. Really, please come!)