Summer has come and gone, but I wanted to share pictures from our August trip to my mom and Paul’s cottage.
We invited some friends and their kiddos so there were babies everywhere!
Campfires with friends are the best!
Ben had his first ride on the jetski too! He actually surprised me and did a lot better than I thought he would. They slowly buzzed around shore and then headed out on a little adventure to a secret cove where Ben picked up a neat rock. (And then lost it a few hours later).
There was also a bit of nice down time.
My mom and Paul’s neighbors had “Clamorama” the night before. A yearly end of summer celebration with, you guessed it, lots of clams. The tent was still up so they let us use if for our meals, perfect.
I told Justin and Kate to “smile nicely” and got this lovely memory.
Such a good time. Until next year, here’s to you summer!
Wow, posts have been pretty infrequent around here. It seems like once Ben started school life has gotten CRAZY and I’ve been super exhausted with the shuffle of it all. And Cassidy’s back to waking up at 5am again, but that’s neither here nor there.
Andy and I needed a weekend away! So we headed up to Indian Lake in the Adirondacks and rented a campsite for the weekend. This wasn’t your typical camping though, we rented a site on an island and packed all our gear in the canoe and headed out. Andy had actually bought a 2HP outboard motor on craigslist and hooked it up to the canoe so we didn’t even have to paddle the 4.5 miles upstream to our site.
It was freezing! But it was so much fun. Just being away and existing in the quiet was great! We went with friends and pretty much had the entire island to ourselves. We camped in tents but there were a few amenities like campfire rings, picnic tables and outhouses so it wasn’t just a complete drop in the wilderness. The DEC guys also came to check up on campers each morning to make sure things were going well.
I just brought my cell phone since I didn’t want to deal with my big camera and the canoe and water (that just sounded like a disaster). Pics don’t really do it justice, it was beautiful up there! I’d definitely go again!
Thanks to the grandparents and neighbors who made the trip possible by taking care of the little ones!
A few weeks ago the kids and I met my mom at Springdale Farm for a picnic, playground and farm date.
We spent part of a week in the Adirondacks with my dad, Leslie and Chris. Their doggie Sadie and kitty Prim also joined us in a cabin on Pleasant Lake, a little lake next to Brantingham Lake. There was much hiking, canoeing, fishing, geocaching, swimming, picnicing and family time spent together. We had fun and the kids were pretty good but it was definitely nice to have a lot of hands to help. Vacations with kids are never quite relaxing :)
I got to meet Andy’s cousins and their kiddos for the first time last week. They live in South Carolina and our paths had never crossed before. They happened to be visiting Andy’s parents so I took the kids in (unfortunately Andy had to work) to meet them.
Baby girl turned 1 this weekend and we had a little party to celebrate. It was a nice, small get together in our backyard with family and friends.
