Monday, August 8, 2011

Huinink/Buiter Family Camping

We had a great time camping with Daryl's family for the second week of our camping trip to Young State Park. There were SO many pictures and great memories from that week but I couldn't post them all so here are some highlights:

My sweet Aliyah and her adorable pigtails.

Hope and Selah helping Uncle Ivan play his guitar. This was right before Hope dropped the pick inside of the guitar.

Story time on a cooler, rainy day with Grandma

Noel, Samuel, and Ephraim were outfielders during a pick-up t-ball game!

Samuel and Noel playing in the dirt with their "workin' machines". It was so fun to see Samuel interact with his cousins. He wasn't very shy at all and he had a blast! He was even brave around his Aunts and Uncles. So fun to see and makes me wish that we could see all of them more often.

One of Hope's favorite things to do, dishes with Aunt Danielle and Aunt Rachel!

Selah and Hope spelled trouble! They were the best of friends and the worst of enemies. They were either giggling and doing stuff like this or fighting with each other over anything and everything!

This girl knows how to camp!

From left to right: Samuel, Noel, Aidan, Ephraim, Isaac, Seth, Jordyn, and Maddy. 8 of 13 kids that were there!

Hope and Aunt Rachel

The boys (plus Jordyn!) playing on the merry-g0-round

Breakfast at the "rock beach" with everyone.

Samuel loved Jordyn's bike and rode it every change he got, much to Jordyn's dismay. He is getting to be such a big boy! I think I might know what we'll get Samuel for his birthday!

Two brothers, 8 years apart, taking their 7 kids (all under 7!) to the beach. It was great spending a week with Kevin and Karin and their kids. Good bonding time for the brothers!

My little surfer girl!

Fun on the beach with Aunt Rachel! We had a couple really good beach days and a couple really cloudy and cool days. But not much rain . . . can't complain about that!

Samuel loved the water and got so brave swimming! After 2 weeks of being on the beach almost every day he was a pro at running into the water and "diving", getting his face wet, jumping off of Daryl's hands, etc. This picture is of him doing the "starfish float".

Aliyah loved the swings. Whenever we would go on a walk past the swings she would reach for them and point and whine. I love this picture of her!

All too quickly, the week was over. It was sad to say good-bye to everyone. Hope tried to sneak back to Canada with Grandma and Aunt Danielle. We said "no way!!"

Waving good-bye to everyone! It was a great week!!

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