Did you ever notice that no matter how long you make your family vacations, you never have more time to actually relax?! I think we learned that important life lesson over again on our recent whirlwind tour of Long Island & vicinity. It was hectic but fun, and wonderful to see everybody. In what is turning out to be typical for this summer, we had only one day of sunshine out of 8 full days on the island, but we made the best of everything. Highlights included an Isbrantsen/Rising family reunion, an extended stay on Oak Island, visits with both Great Grandmas, a busy day exploring Shelter Island and the north fork w/ Grandma Chris, a birthday BBQ for Andy and Dan, strawberry picking and petting zoos, playdough and playgrounds and pizza with the cousins, meals out with college friends in NJ & LI, and a few stolen moments of birding here and there. Whew, time to breathe again. Here are some photos from our vacation!
Walking the boardwalk at Oak Island
Isbrantsen/Rising Family Reunion 
Aiden enjoying himself; Aunt Debbie holding baby Elizabeth
Face paint much?
Party's over
My boys on Father's Day morning - go away!!
Dadoo with his FD Tie
Kulis Family grandchildren (and great grandchild)
Kenny & Zanne
Allison and Jeannie
Aiden getting tickle tortured after saying "GO RED SOX!"
Hannah has dessert
Back out to Oak Island
Holtsville Animal Farm
Old MacDonald and his crazy goats
Morton Wildlife Refuge, where songbirds eat out of your hand
Trying to lure in a bird
Cardinal
Andy photographing a Wild Turkey family
turkey chicks
At Morton
The beach at Morton Wildlife Refuge
Greenport, LI
Strange bird statue in Greenport
Playdough with cousins William and Emma
Hug for Great Grandma Guppy!
Aiden and Great Grandma Guppy
Strawberry picking in Riverhead. Strawberries were buried in fields of chamomile and pineapple weed.
Happy Birthday Andy!
A little birthday birding...
A Red-Headed Woodpecker, best bird of the trip!
Piping Plover at Jones Beach
Kayaking at Oak Island
Oak Island fun on our one day of sun...
Grandpa Dada and Aiden catch stuff in the thingy
Dan and Munson being cute
Brady and Randy
Elizabeth and Aiden
The end!
1 comment:
Did anyone notice that in the Kulis grandchildren photo, Hannah is holding a beer. What's up with that. I don't know exactly how old she is but I definitely know she is not old enough to drink. What a bad influence she must be on the rest of us. TROUBLE MAKER!!!
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