The 3 racketeers!

Mike and friends playing PlayDoh

I'll take that reddish punkin in the middle

Feeding goats tickles.

Break time at SweetApple farms

Here's a cow you don't have to worry about kicking you when you milk it

Jack as played by Michael McCauley

Oma and Mike playing checkers

These mint leaves are cool

Barb stopped off here for a couple days from a conference in Cincinnatti

Will the real boy in the punkin' patch, please stand up

Emily and the catch of the day

Better take 2, they're small

Em and Mike as Sous Chefs

Ready for Pre K 5 mom!

C'mon Mom let's go!

Backpack?  Check.  Hair Gel?  Check.

Mike and Daniel Barbe on the 'pot' drums.

JT, Angee, and Adam Barbe (plus Daniel pictured above) in from the mountains for a (all too) brief visit

Mike setting up the Monopoly board for a quick game

The "kids" group shot (brat faces)

And all smiles

Photographers from all over line up to get pictures of these rare animals

Mom and Emily caught mid hug

The extended Houchin's clan.  We miss you Hannah

The Topping clan and Auntie Flo

Behind the scenes at the photo shoot

Mike with a fan he found (leftover from the day before's wedding)

Aunts Flo and Ellen

Ellen posing for Flo (the chief shutterbug in the clan)

The McCauley clan

The Topping clan sans Flo

Mike and Jacob playing checkers

Emily and Abigail hanging close to the shelter's fireplace

Mike and Jake still at it.

Cousin Roger drove all the way from Maryland to Love Va on his motorcycle.  Whew!

Linda caught in the act of  face making.  Ain't her purty?

Mike getting his turn to ride in the raft (with cousin Clayton and Linda)

Mike being steered by cousin Abby with Emily at the stern

Deb and Mickey posing after their hike through the woods

Mom and Mike playing in the shallows

Sandcastle time

Mike walking out of the lake.  He later tells me that he likes the lake even better than the ocean! (No waves)

All of us that were present (excepting Jake who's playing in the dirt) we caught everyone looking at the camera and smiling!  No small feat in a group this large.

I dunno why but I just felt that these folks somehow looked down on me

:O)

Meghan making her arrival

Boiled Tater anyone?