Our third annual August trip out to Protection Island with the Newsteads has just ended, a little too soon for us all, I think. We had such a great weekend, and one of the best things, as always, is seeing how much fun your kids are having.
Anna and William especially enjoyed the weekend. They were two peas in a pod, and never tired of each others company. They even got to sleep next to each other, on the floor, at night.
Patrik and Curt took the kids out for a few adventures, and left us mamma's to knit, swim, cook, etc. And each of the adult couples also managed a bit of alone time, too. Nice.
The hammock was a popular ride, for young and not-so-young.
And the pool was popular with all of the wee ones.
We headed over to Newcastle Island for the afternoon one day. The kids looked like a couple of vagabonds after playing in the coal-tainted sand, and even more so after their icecream cones. But hey, what's a few layers of dirt when you're on summer vacation. And when you know that you have pool waiting for you back at the cabin.
William and Anna headed off to the "Little Diggers" on Sunday morning, when our neighbour, Farmer Jim, teaches all the island kids about growing fruit and vegies. Yesterday, they got to pick raspberries and make smoothies, and make a bean stir fry. In the evening, after supper, Farmer Jim invited them over to his personal garden to pick raspberries and carrots. When we were leaving today, William said that he didn't want to leave Protection Island because he didn't want to leave Farmer Jim. Sweet.
The ferry trip home was the last chance for the kids to milk one last 'holiday ice cream' out of their moms and dads. And milk it they did. Yum.
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