One more evening at the lake

We spent Friday afternoon at the lake for one last bit of summer. Of course, it could be warm here until October or November so we'll see if this was the "real" last time.

Gabriel, enjoyed his usual picking up rocks and playing in the water.

Alena has changed so much since our first visit here earlier this year. Now she enjoys playing in the sand, walking (and falling) head first into the water, and chasing the ducks hollering "Ack! Ack!"

And, oh, the attitude of an almost three year old girl. From this:

to this in a matter of minutes. I just keep reminding myself of how easy this child was as a baby - good thing we love her so much.