Lake Trip #2

The last trip to the lake of the summer is always a bittersweet one, so I'm glad we got to drag it out even longer than normal. The kids and I spent almost two weeks down there. The first week we had Grandpa, Grandma, and TiTi with us. TiTi had to head home to start working on school stuff, but the kids were happy she was replaced with Daddy coming down for the second week. We had tons of fun enjoying simple, slow days on the water. We tended to spend most of our time at the dock, but did make a few trips to the pool as well. Neighbors of Uncle Dave and Aunt Nancy had their grandkids in town for a visit, so we spent part of the trip sharing our dock with friends. It was nice for the kids to have extra kids to play with! Another big highlight of the trip was time with some of our favorite furry friends. The kids LOVE Lucas and Bentley and left the lake BEGGING for us to get a puppy. All in all, it was a great trip and we are all so sad to have to wait so many months until we get back there next summer. For now, we will just relive the fun through the many pictures that were captured:

Picnics on the boat are always fun.

ready, set, jump

Leah was always helpful in the kitchen. She loved baking with Grandma because she got extra licks from the spatula :)

Bentley is SUCH a water dog!

This bookworm had days where he spent hours listening to audiobooks.

Arts and crafts, legos, and games are a staple at the lake.

little fish

big fish

It looks like Bentley wants a turn.

Ozzie came for a boat ride.

sunset boat ride

These kids love time with Grandma.

Uh-oh....he's as tall as the table!

Joel and Daddy tubing

Caleb and Leah tubing

such cuties

1-2-3 JUMP

The fishing was slow, but everyone caught a few.

These kids have some seriously silly grandparents!