nature

These are just some photos off our porch

sunrise

coconut tree blossoms

the coconut tree

A willy wagtail bird on its nest - in the tree right off our porch. Jamie even saw the babies on the day we left!

a wave

looking out to the ocean

 

water fun

Thad had recently gotten some small sea creatures. We brought them along, and pulled them out one morning for the kiddos to play with in some basins of water. It was great that they could splash all they wanted and it was warm enough that it just felt good until it dried!

early morning fishing

We recently took a vacation to the coastal town of Madang. The kiddos woke up early pretty much every morning. But on this first morning, just Thad woke up as the sun was rising so Jamie took him out for some early morning fishing.

 

As you can tell, the place that we stayed was pretty close to the ocean with some beautiful views and nice sea breezes.

heading out together

beautiful sunrise!

the fishermen

You can't tell, but there are some pretty big rock/coral just past the grass. It just drops off from there to the water, so it's not really a place you can take small kiddos swimming.

cowpokes

We got some new dress-up clothes in a package recently. Had some trouble getting a smile out of the 4-year-old without some silliness though!

cowgirl

do I HAVE to smile??

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