A secret family recipe revealed
Mix 13 adults with 8 kids
Add 3 days of sunshine
Stir in lake water that's the perfect temp
Sprinkle with tales of yesteryear
Bake at 85 degrees for 12 hours
Enjoy!!
FRIDAY:
Sam got reacquainted with cousins while catching bullheads with Great Uncle Dennis
Julia is happy to be here with most of our family.
More will arrive tomorrow....
It's been a big day of traveling and playing outside.
Time to brush teeth and get jammies on.Bedtime stories at the lake always include "Buster Bulldozer" and his clankity-clank, clankity-clank sounds.
The prayers for good sleeping were answered! Both kids went to bed around 10pm - 3 full hours after their normal bedtime, but there were no battles, just exhausted kids.
SATURDAY:
Rise and shine!!
"When do I get my own sleeping bag mom?"
After some yummy caramel rolls it was time to get silly.
And do some fishing:
By mid morning we were in the water.

Sam, with all my second cousins. I still can't believe everyone is looking at the camera!
We got out of the water a couple of times to refuel with a smorgasbord of food.


Jasper


Twenty-one people stood in a circle before every meal to pray. (There's plenty of room for the rest of you next year: David, Lori, Elsie, Porter, Brian, Jeff, Dana, Katie, Brandon, and Kara!)
Back in the water again.... This time to ski (only tubing for me)
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Maggie made a new friend. (Move the cursor over the photos to magnify the frog. Can you see what's different about it?)
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The chefs are cooking up some burgers, brats, and hot dogs.

Sam ate his very first hot dog and
Julia took her first boat ride.
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Sam fell asleep on the boat and didn't wake up until the next morning. My


It was twelve hours before I saw his beautiful blue eyes staring back at me.



We ended a perfect day with a fire, sparklers, S'mores , and a beautiful




These tasty treats should be a secret family recipe because they are soooo good, but since you've all made it this far in my marathon post I'll divulge the ingredients: Instead of a piece of Hershey's chocolate substitute a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. Mmmmm. Now that is good!
Thanks for sharing Brett and Lisa!
SUNDAY:

The whole gang
Jasper's response to "It's time to eat!"


Sam's response: "Ok! Ok! I'm coming. I'm coming."



Too soon it's time to say goodbye
I saved the best for last - Grandma/Great-Grandma enjoying her family


2 comments:
Oh, man...looks like such a great time! Similar to our lake experience. Wonderful, I bet!
Does the frog only have one eye? Looks like you had a fabulous time with your family!
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