Day 1: We slept in, and then met up with our cousins, Hunter and Stephanie and their triplets, in Athens and had a a great dinner in our favorite outdoor taverna.
Day 2: We took a ferry to Naxos, a beautiful Cycladic island in the heart of Greece. We ended our day lying on the beach under tiki umbrellas and swimming in the Mediterranean Sea.
Day 4: I had a long run on the beach and lots of time swimming in the sea. Ron and Sebastian rented an ATV, which made Sebastian's dreams come true. I made rice and Greek lentil stew, cut up lots of watermelon. While Hunter and Stephanie had a date night, the rest of us ended the day with a family movie: "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."
Day 5: I took Annie and Sebastian on an ATV ride around the island. We rode so much that they wanted to be done at the end--I was very content to exhaust Sebastian's desire to ride.
Meanwhile, 6 older kids began a scuba certification course! Jacob, Mary, Clare, Leigh, Harrison and Natalie spent four half days doing dives and taking instruction. What a blast for them.
We ended the day with a pizza dinner in an outdoor taverna. Sebastian made fast friends with Hunter and Stephanie, playing and goofing off. Afterwards, everyone came over to our balcony and we had ice cream.
Day 6: The scuba divers went for another day of instruction. Meanwhile, Wesley and Annie took a bubbles class, an introduction to scuba. They were outfitted with the gear, and took a one hour shallow dive. Some of us had lots of time in the beachside cafe by the dive shop, and others of us went to the beach! Date night for Ron and me. Thanks, cousins, for watching our kids!
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