Donut Days

 

 

We just returned home from our annual Winterhoff Beach Week, and I've been busy editing and sorting tons of pictures of our special family time.  I usually include Poppy's Donut Days with the grandchildren as part of a larger Rehoboth Beach recap, but this year, there were too many wonderful photos, so I am giving them a blog post of their own. 

 

It's one of the most anticipated parts of the week for our children.  Poppy takes the girls and boys for donuts on separate mornings, and the kids pile into a car and drive to Rehoboth Avenue, which is the main street at the beach and is lined with shops and restaurants.  During the day, this area is crowded with beachgoers and shoppers, but early in the morning, it is quiet and picturesque.  The kids choose their donuts and carry their bags to the boardwalk, where they sit on a bench and feast on their goodies:

 

Bean has somehow managed to find coordinating shirts for all of the cousins for the past few years, and this is one of the most adorable details of Donut Day.  After eating their donuts, the children climb a lifeguard stand and take turns jumping off into the sand:

 

 

 

The girls may outnumber the boys, but Gabe and Luke are precious together.  Luke whispered to me last week:  "Mommy, Gabe is my BEST friend!" 

 

Apparently, eating your donut on Boy Donut Day is very serious business:

Poppy's boys:

 

 

Most adorable lifeguards on the beach.

I love these next two pictures, with the iconic Dolle's taffy sign in the background:

Cute beyond words.

 

Donut Days are such a fun way to start the morning at the beach.  From the biggest to smallest, it's a tradition that is treasured by all:

 

We never tire of these blue skies, soft sand, and serene beach mornings on Donut Days:

 

It's a badge of honor to wear your icing on your face with pride...

 

 Hooray for Donut Day!