Lake 2023

This year we only got two weeks at the lake instead of the three weeks we've had in the past few years. Whether it's two weeks or three, there never seems to be enough time down there. We all love our summer days/nights at the lake and it seems to be even more enjoyable now that the kids are older. We made tons of memories this summer and it would take a novel to tell it all, so I'll stick with some short phrases and words in list form:

*Fourth of July - neighborhood golf cart parade and fireworks with the best view

*Gilbert Family joined us in July

*Micah joined us in August (along with Grandpa and Grandma)

*LOTS of games...day and night (Tripoley, Casino, Mexican Train Dominoes, Triominoes, and several new ones - Hearts, Roulette, and King's Corner)

*Boat rides

*Skiing (Joel has mastered slalom skiing), tubing, and kneeboarding

*Waver runner rides

*Kayaking and Paddleboarding

*The Beacon Point Gang (Sturms, Gilberts, and grandkids of Uncle Dave and Aunt Nancy's neighbor)

*Ice cream at Scooters

*Learning to play pickleball

*Dinner at Jolly Roger

*Early morning walks and jogs

*The resurrection of the old train set

*A new (and delicious) ice cream place in Eldon - The Ice Cream Factory

*Shopping

*Go Karts

*Lots of fishing (including a new challenge called "net fishing" in the dock well)

*Mini Golf

*Leah finally learned to dive off the dock (she can do it in a pool, but the dock always scared her)

All in all, lots and lots and lots of fun was had! We love our lake time :)