Birthdays and golfing

Ben celebrated his birthday while at the Cape with the family and the group hit the links for some R&R.


Benji makes a wish.



The years are starting to add up, aren't they Ben?



Nathan focuses on the prize.

Shooting for par.

Ham bones, the both of them.

Punishment for a double bogey.

Fire in the hole!

Now that is a keeper.

Zooquarium

A standard staple on the agenda at the Cape for kids is the Zooquarium. With the boy cousins in tow (and Auntie Holly), the Cote-Nance girls headed off to the Z-q.



Bobby gets some help from big bro.



They are SO cool.



Lily is all in.



Snake skin.

Nana and Lily hang out in the cheap seats.

Feeding the goats just never gets old.

Alex has her own personal paparazzi.

That is my girl - no fear.

Always on the lookout for a good picture.

She gets this from Cote.

Not quite Thomas, but it will do.

The Beach, again

Cousins Zach, Ben, and Bobby showed up to partake in the Cape fun - so of course it was off to the beach. Such a tough life those Cote-Nance girls have.



Bobby makes a big hole.



Ben digging a ditch.



Because it was there.



Usually the moat goes outside the castle.

More muck for the building blocks.

Zach gets into the spirit.

Nana & Papa supervise from afar.

Building a muck spa - some people pay top dollar for this treatment.

Kids

Jen & the girls decided they had enough family for a while, and decided to hang out with some friends. No better way to relax than for you, your girlfriends, and all their kids get together. Then again, maybe all those kids didn't need to be here after all...


Playing around.



A slight imbalance of the boy-to-girl ratio.



They are so darn cute (when they aren't screaming, or crying, or whining, or...)



Julia & Claire on the playground.




I'm thinking Jillian is a natural.



Emily escapes the insanity.

"Cheese!"

Crabbing

What would a trip to the Cape be without some crabbing? Suit up, grab some chicken legs - and off to Smuggler's Beach (just don't forget to take the chicken out of the back of the car when you are done).


Bring on the crabs.



Nathan thought he would be hunting goldfish.



Hammin' while crabbin'.



Nate & Alex - not sure what they are doing.

Release the hounds (or the crabs in this case)!

Nathan out maneuvers the crab.

Dinner at Emily's

Constantly on the move - the girls & Nathan hit Emily's summer place in the Cape for dinner. Amy and her kids were there to add to the insanity. Just like being with family.




Nathan pets Lily.



I'd be scared too Lily.




Julia poses with Lily.

Susie's Cookout

Now Nana's sister Susie wanted to get in on the Cote-Nance girl fun, so she decided to have a cookout too. Seems like when Cote & the girls go home, everyone throws a party. Either they are one festive group, or Cote brings the fun out of her family (I vote the latter).



Cheers!



Plum silly.



Adorable.



Chil'laxing.