At Oak Island with 5 of Our Grandkids (and Matt and Laura too)

Patt and I are here with Matt, Laura, Julianna, Lydia, Isaac, John Paul and Luke.  AWESOME!

Oak Island Fourth of July week has not changed as much as I thought it would. Check out the crowd.  Uuuuge, just huuuuge.  Not.  This is a 10:30, 11:00ish photo and well we are not to fenced in by people.  (the PM is a little different).  

The tent is a new addition and well we shoulda had it long long ago.

Luke and John Paul saw two young teenage boys down the beach fishing for bait fish and it was not long before they had helpers.  The guys were amazingly patient with the two talking machines and helpers who were quick to pick up the fish that WERE caught. Yes they caught about a dozen. Great excitement and events to retell.

Waves to ride

Sevens (and rummy) to play, here the kids are playing among themselves!!!

Granddaddy taught them Monopoly and Luke and John Paul and all of them love it. Look at John Paul and Luke discussing rent to be collected on a property as Lydia is completing a transaction. Seriously they were - and with delight.

Note John Paul's reaction over a missed opportunity for rent- or conversely Luke rolling the number he needed to collect rent. Patt did an excellent job on this photo. Check out Lydia's, Isaac's, Julianna's and my attention too, to the roll of Luke's dice.

We have enjoyed all sorts of surf play.

And basically enjoyed being at the beach.