God's gifts 348-375

From yesterday...
348. Antique shopping
349. A bathtub made into a water feature
350. Salad bars
351. Walking around a lake
352. Watching my dad walk with my kids
 353. Abel putting his fingers in his grandpa's ears
354. Scott's rock skipping
 355. Adrianna and Abel attempting rock skipping
356. Getting my own rocks to skip, 20 years after first learning how
357. Animal print rocks
358. Water ripples

359. Abel giving me goofy smiles while riding on Grandpa's shoulders
360. Abel wearing Grandpa's socks
361. Adrianna and Grandma Debbie decorating eggs with stickers
362. After-dinner fruit ice bars

And from today...
363. Animal tracks in sand
 364. Abel's sand discovery
365. Messages to my best friend
366. Sand sledding
367. Picnic shelter from the sun
368. Pretending to be astronauts
369. Adrianna's interest in the space museum
370. Adrianna accomplishing another Junior Ranger badge and her wearing the Junior Ranger backpack everywhere thereafter
371. Learning about pistachios
372. McDonald's ice cream cones after a morning in the sun
373. Local Italian restaurants
374. Abel's arm dancing
375. My dad's face sweating over spicy foods

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