Saturday

beautiful (and tasty) fresh brussle sprouts from the Farmer's Market -- I had never seen them all still on their stalk!

 another beautiful day at the ocean

 Elly making her way into the ocean for the first time

 if you look closely, you can see Ben (in the bright shorts) making his attempt at the long jump -- the kids were having a contest before heading in for the night

 the gorgeous sunset

 and amazing moon, all at the same time

Gramma Celie, Kate and I went to the Farmer's Market this morning.  I enjoyed sampling some delicious olives, hummus, and Kenyan coffee. Kate would probably say that her favorites were the cupcakes and the eggs/bacon (that sounds like Sissy doesn't it??? (:   )  Doug and I enjoyed a long walk on the beach up to the pier and back in the afternoon.
 Not only were we having a wonderful time spending the week with Dick and Celie, but this year had another fun twist. Greg, Dawn, Grant, Cassie and Elly all drove down from Pella to visit for a week too! We were so excited when they arrived Saturday night.  We headed to the beach immediately for the sunset, then enjoyed the evening together playing cards and watching basketball.....it is NCAA March Madness time of course and we are loving being able to cheer on our Iowa State Cyclones and the Creighton Bluejays from Florida.