The beach and laundry detergent.

Below are pictures from a trip we took to the beach. I honestly had completely forgotten about these pictures because so much has happened in the past several weeks.

Despite the dead fish and lack of sand, we did have a good day swimming and exploring in the rocks and trees. Everyone got some sun on their cheeks, but of course Noah and Aliza left with tans that I will be forever envious of.

There she is: Lake Erie.

Annie.

There are plenty of these lying all along the beach.

Aliza informed me that when they move to Michigan
she wants to take Tae Kwon Do, soccer, t-ball and...ballet lessons.

The boys had fun racing back and forth on the rocks.
I love seeing them all together. They're so handsome.
There is a boy misssing-- Nate was at Sea Cadet training.

Nick traversed the slippery rocks successfully.
Noah, not so successful.

Part of the gang...

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I've been wanting to make my own laundry detergent for some time now. My mom used to do it and we loved the way the laundry smelled after being washed.
I was planning on using it for baby clothes/diapers, but why not use it on our stuff too? It really is super easy. Unfortunately I cannot take any of the credit. I've seen this recipe around other places as well, but I took it from the Duggar family. The recipe can be found here: http://duggarfamily.com/recipes.html
I did use a bar of Ivory this time, but for the next batch I am going to look for a more natural, scent-free soap and just add some essential oils.


-A.H.