A post in pictures.  On Sunday, we found we had the whole day, with absolutely no plans. (Once upon a time we cleared the weekend thinking we'd go away on vacation. Then we decided to do our Deck, and the vacation plans got scrapped!)  The kids had free day passes to the State Parks from the Summer Reading game at the library. So, we packed up a picnic, towels, swimsuits, shovels, buckets and sunscreen and went North to the Beach.  Kohler-Andrae State Park to be exact. It was gorgeous. We were there by 930, and were almost alone for the first hour or so. We took a trail hike over some sand dunes before setting up camp on the beach. The girls played in the water, dug in the sand, and even got to fly a kite. We watched a man setup and launch a sailboat, a woman launch a kayak, a family using a surfboard-type device - lots to see and enjoy.  Yes, Maggie got her first sunburn (her swim shirt wasn't quite long enough and her sunscreen application didn't go quite high enough) and Abby experienced sand in her eyes, "It's giving me eye-aches!" But it was an amazing day!