deKay family vacation, part 2

i mentioned that the kids entertained themselves the whole time and found lots of things to do. they decided that they all wanted to make bows. they would go find the perfect sticks and have my dad tie string on them and then find great arrows. here's hannah with a great arrow that she found. i don't know that it'd be that functional but it really does look great!
for all that really know me, i am a true deKay, which will be defined in a second. this is my campsite. i had to find the perfect site and then i hung my tarp over my tent, just in case it decided to rain the entire time, which it didn't. it only sprinkled a bit the first day but i left the tarp up because it sure heated the air under it up quite a bit. anyhow, i have to have everything perfect and just so and all the knots tied correctly and all. it's amazing how nit-picky i am. anyhow, every time i'd walk up to my tent i'd get a little thrill of pleasure by how perfect it looked. i know, it really sounds obsessive and ridiculous but for some strange reason i love making things work efficiently and neat. And that is the definition of a DeKay.
here's a pic of jennifer and thomas looking out at the ocean. i just love thomas' face in this one. he is such a master of facial expressions and you can tell exactly what he's feeling. water is such a draw for almost everyone and it's exciting and relaxing. especially if you can throw rocks or sand in the water - then it's even better!
the last full day we were there curtis and robert took the kids out in the kayaks. cathryn was not very thrilled at all about being out there and being confined so she screamed and tried to stand up. needless to say, she didn't stay out very long as curtis was afraid that she'd tip the kayak over. the rest of the kids were great! here they are, swarming around the double kayak, waiting for their turn to go out.
one final picture and then you'll be done with my family vacation (although not my alaska vacation)! here's the whole group that came, minus krystal who's taking the picture, bringing the total to 24. my mom's brother and his three sons came, and then krystal and then various siblings and their kids. for the deKay family, we were almost complete with the exception of three: shawn (because of work), tyson (because of training) and jonathon (he's still on a two year mission for our church - but will be home in november! wahoo!!). next time we do something like this i hope that we can all be there. i loved spending so much time with everyone that went - it was a blast!
and just a side note - do you like the shirts? i know you can't really see the print on them but i did it! i learned on YouTube how to screen print shirts, bought some photo emulsion off of a screen printing shop, built some nylon screens and did it. it was great to learn how the whole process was done. next time i do it the shirts will look even more fabulous because then i'll know what i'm doing. :)