During the afternoon Lauren and Bob took us to see the butterfly and flower gardens at the Indianapolis Zoo. While we lived in Indianapolis, we had never taken advantage of this truly amazing attraction.

We were fortunate to get to see our nephew Gabriel who now has his own place.

Today we are in Indianapolis visiting with Lauren (Jeanine’s sister) and Bob. Pictured here is our niece Erica.

The girls squeeze into some of Gina’s tiny furniture.

Sam was always cute and now has turned into a real beauty.

Nicolai took a special interest in his new cousin and was very tender with him.

Everyone takes a turn feeding Dom who seemed to enjoy each feeding.

Dom is a total cutie and one of the most tranquil babies I have ever met.

The main attraction was 3 month old Dominic.

On the way to Indianapolis, we stopped in Chicago to visit Gina and Vincent. Pictured here are second cousins Tony & Nick (Rob and Jen) with JD & Samantha (Vinny and Janelle).

The entire Bayside camp poses for one last photo until next year.

Stone Manor, one of the nicer homes on the lake as viewed from the path. Lake Geneva remains a summer retreat for many of Chicago’s elite.

A nice little art shot of the lake. These flowers mark the entrance to a 28-mile path which you can follow around the entire lake.

This morning, I drove into the city of Lake Geneva where I was joined several hours later by Jeanine and a group of adults from the camp who made the 9 mile trek on foot. They were all very pleased to see me or rather the van I was driving.

This is what teenagers look like after a night of debauchery.

This morning the kids made big bubbles.

Nicolai focusses on perfect cooking technique rather than consumption.

A child and her marshmallow. A bigger smile I have never seen.

A bird’s eye view of Nicolai.

Who, other than Maya, would innitiate a dance around the fire?

Nicolai participated with the band playing the drum. Earlier in the day he received this henna tatoo.

This evening we had a campfire with music, song, and smores.

Maya with attitude.

Nicolai and Kyle took turns tubing on the lake. Both agreed this is one of the best possible uses of a lake.

Maya and friend Lan.

I realize I have posted a million shots of Maya, but I could not resist the pig tail curls in this photo.

Another one of my favorite portraits.

Nicolai demonstrating perfect form on an overhead jump serve.

One of two inter-generational soccer matches. Youth triumphed over age and wisdom. It should be noted, however, that the adults were out numbered two to one. 

Kyle, Anna, and Jake take out a Sunfish. This year, they managed to return it to the dock without my having to dispatch a rescue vessel (see last year’s posting).

Kyle and his friends in the middle of a strange version of king of the hill involving an inner tube and boogie board.