The Brookston Family Blog
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When it was time to leave McNear’s Beach, we started walking back when Alice came upon a baby deer lurking around the tree where Porter had been sulking eariler in the day.

Alice frollicking in the grass, Frankenstein-like.

“Look, a deer!”

Bambi stares down Alice.

Then laughs. I guess he didn’t feel threatened by Alice. He obviously doesn’t know her too well.

While we were playing at McNear’s Beach, Porter came over and sat on Sarah’s lap, stealing her sunglasses in the process. I tried to take their picture, but Porter was his usual uncooperative self. But I thought the rejects were pretty funny.

Is that a smile or a growl?

“Look, see my mouth?”

“How can you miss it?”

Sarah gives up and shows us her mouth, too.

A couple of weeks ago we spent a sunny afternoon at nearby McNear’s Beach.

Alice brough a little Alice-sized basketball.

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While Porter brought the colorful tie-dyed ball.

She just seemed to want to carry the ball.

But Porter wanted to kick his.

Sarah and Alice went down to the beach to play.

While Porter sulked under a tree, pointing at an airplane flying overhead.

Eventually the lure of throwing stones into the ocean was too great and Porter joined us on the beach.

Alice loves throwing rocks.

But Porter is the expert.

Which Alice will concede, as she applauds a particularly nice throw.

Porter heaves annother one.

While Alice tentatively drops one into the sea.

Porter tosses one high into the air.

To the delight of Alice.

Sarah, Porter and Alice at McNear’s Beach.