Dad found adequate time to rest his eyes and allow his nose to recuperate.

We made sure that Seth was well nourished, although we did manage to sunburn him on the first day.

Carl got up early each morning and went in search of photo ops. This is the seaside village of Scarsborough.

Frank helped pass the time before dinner arrived by lending his nose to Maya who attempted to remove it from his face during some kind of game they had invented.

Angela and Maya snuggling at dinner on our first night out. We went to a local sea food restaurant which was only mediocre.

Jeanine was in fine form and made it all the way to the tournament finals with some unbelievable clutch shots. Nicolai unceremoniously dispatched his father’s team (which had survived two 90 minute come from behind wins) only to be defeated by his mother, who avenged her loss to him last year.

Kyle took little time to begin honing his croquet skills for the big tournament. Last year Kyle took a rather casual approach to the game. This year he was determined to defeat all opponents. His accuracy was greatly improved as was his power. He took particular joy from smashing his father’s ball into the next galaxy which he did on several occasions.

Nicolai quickly organized a volleyball match and proceeded to demonstrate a much-improved technique from last year. During day one, we were forced to play with a herniated ball, which added an interesting spin to the game.

Seth and Kyle also decided to test their speed against the ocean.

Maya made a bee line to the beach where she proceeded to race the waves, winning every heat.

Despite forecasts calling for rain and cold, we enjoyed two and half days of perfect weather at Ferry Beach with our friends at First Parish. Joining us this year were my parents and Kyle’s friend Seth.

A quote from my father: “I finally get it! The problem is I forget what it is or where I found it. I’ll let you know when I find it again.”

Maya getting the full beauty treatment from Nana this morning.

Kyle is spending a lot of time on the phone these days. I wonder who he is talking to?