Maya and Maddison won the sand castle building contest with their “kitty” castle.

Nicolai does some birding of his own.

My little sand piper.

Jeanine seems to be happiest when preparing food for hundreds of people. Here she is getting started on a wonderful meat sauce.

Kyle and his buddy Seth relaxing on the porch.

Maya wasted no time connecting with her friend Maddison and making a bee line for the ocean.

Ferry Beach is practically synonomous with croquet. Here, Nicolai coaches one of his friends from last year. For two years running, Jeanine, paired with Seth, was the top Calabria family finisher in the tournament making it to the semi-finals.

I believe this is a Willet, also from Plum Island.

Memorial Day weekend means the family is off to Ferry Beach for our annual weekend retreat with members of the Concord and Lexington UU churches. On the way up to Maine to join Jeanine the kids and two bonus kids (Seth and Cray), I stopped at Plum Island National Wildlife Preserve and came across this Great Egret.

The evening concludes with motorized bumper boats. A terrific time was had by all.

Jeanine congratulates her baby.  Nicolai also expressed his heart felt happiness for Kyle’s recognition. We are both very proud of his courage and determination as well. Maya was primarily focused on her ice cream.

Maya enjoys a well balanced dinner.

Nicolai enjoyed the driving range immensely. He kept telling me he just wanted to hit 2 or 3 more balls. He emptied two full buckets before I finally dragged him away.

This evening Kyle’s soccer club held its end of the year celebration. Kyle was selected by his teammates to receive the Player of the Year Award. His coach recognized Kyle for his “never give up” attitude before presenting Kyle with his plaque and gift.