Cottage Vacation 2012

We had the opportunity to rent a friend's family's cottage from Aug. 19 through Aug. 24.  The place is so, so nice!  The weather was also really good.  Overall, a GREAT time!!!  And, we even found time to relax... wasn't expecting it, but it happened - and quite a bit. : )

Not much to write about... mostly just pictures to share.  Pretty much all we did was sit by the water, go on pontoon, play in water... and, yeah, that's it!  It was so nice!!

[just beautiful...]

[me and the kids down by the water]

[grandma and grandpa came to visit for a day... was nice to have the company]

[Eli helping grandpa clean the fish]

Here's a video of Nate playing in the water... he loved it!!

[Maggie with a smile... she had a great time, too!]

[like Rachel's smile here and how Mike and Nate are in back]

[one of two "tall fingers" by Mike]

Kate playing hide-n-seek with the kids...

[great angle Mike]

[Nate loved the water!]

[Sheri and the kids came to visit for a couple days... the kids had a lot of fun!]

[Nevie at her first cottage]

[Mike took the kids fishing]

[walking stick - so neat]

[Nevie getting in a nap... so cute!]

[nani and papa also came to visit for a day - again, we loved the company]

[the boys playing with the bats.  at one point they got too close and Eli accidentally hit Ryan.  he got hit pretty hard... luckily it didn't hit him in the nose or mouth.  poor guy.]

[the girls running in the water...]

[cheetos break : )]

[Kate washing off her cheetos-hands]

[the three big kids]

[action shot]

[Kate had a few moments like this... guess not getting good sleep or decent naps for a week will do that to a kid]

[tired Kate]

[saw this on my walk... so funny!!]

[brothers]

Nate was very busy at the cottage...

[he rode in the kayak...]

[took the pontoon for a spin...]

[and did some fishing...]

[after that - time for a nice cold drink! ; )]

Yes, we had fun with that!!

[Nate really looks like his great-grandpa Hoyt in this picture... makes me smile]

[we used the timer and got a whole family picture]

[my favorite picture from the week]

[pizza pudgy-pies for supper down by lake... awesome!]

["tall finger" two...]

[carefree...]

[on our way out...]

Again... what a great time!!!  Many fun memories!!  Thanks again to the Judkins...

What happens when you get home from a week vacation at a cottage...

[ugh!]

Here is what the kids looked like when we got home...

[Nate was tired]

[Kate was her usual sill self]

[Rachel had to catch up on tv... the tv at the cottage was broke. ; )]

[and, Eli was just keeping busy by looking at pictures]

Yes, I'm still doing wash... will be awhile! ; )

Keep smiling!