Jack took his very first solo canoe/fishing trip! He is soo big! He did a great job with the canoe!
The Stairs O' DespairThese were the stairs that we had to take to get to the waterfront MANY times a day. There were times that we were at the bottom without the energy to make the return trip to the top!
Dear, Sweet, Loving Aunt Missy did her Auntly duties by letting the kids ride on top of her head across the lake, despite the fact that Sophy swam to the floating pier without assistance numerous times. Aunt Missy is all about child safety!
And Dear, Sweet, Loving Aunt Jewel pulled off a pretty amazing train formation!
Lordie, we're home! This week was a lot fun, and dirt, and bugs, and fresh air, and lake water, etc. Whew! We rented a peddle boat and a canoe for our time at the cabin, and it was nice to be able to take it out to fish or to shuttle the kids around. The weather was perfect! I can't believe how cool it was, and there was a breeze each day. It's very nice to just kick back and let the kids roam, swim, play in the dirt, climb, catch fireflies, etc. The mommies went for walks, read, etc. It was nice.
We had a whopper of a thunderstorm last night at the cabin and almost lost power several times, but it hit right as we were wrapping up our annual Cousins Camp Out t-shirt festivities. We were able to end on a good note with great weather! We also were able to take the entire clan to the 5D Cattle Company in a nearby town of Avinger (don't blink, you'll miss it.) This steakhouse has been featured in Southern Living and is famous for steaks that are out of this world. The menfolk with us had steaks the size of a bed pillow, but I just opted for the bacon wrapped filet. Very tasty! We went back to the cabin afterwards and tried to avoid the stairs.Here are a few more pics:
This boy played hard all week! And yes, that is Happy you see in the photo there! That old dog has seen some miles people! God bless him, he's down to one eye.
We all would've lost 5 pounds each due to the stairs, trails, climbing, swimming, rowing, and peddling, had it not been for all the food we consumed. We loved us some canoeing. DaddyP wants to buy one and start making regular canoe jaunts. Sounds like fun to me!
The Gang '09! They're getting so big!
It's Naptime Somewhere.
Amazingly, this rope held up to it's share of boys (young and old) swinging on it.
Dear, Sweet, Loving Aunt Missy did her Auntly duties by letting the kids ride on top of her head across the lake, despite the fact that Sophy swam to the floating pier without assistance numerous times. Aunt Missy is all about child safety! 
And Dear, Sweet, Loving Aunt Jewel pulled off a pretty amazing train formation!
Lordie, we're home! This week was a lot fun, and dirt, and bugs, and fresh air, and lake water, etc. Whew! We rented a peddle boat and a canoe for our time at the cabin, and it was nice to be able to take it out to fish or to shuttle the kids around. The weather was perfect! I can't believe how cool it was, and there was a breeze each day. It's very nice to just kick back and let the kids roam, swim, play in the dirt, climb, catch fireflies, etc. The mommies went for walks, read, etc. It was nice.We had a whopper of a thunderstorm last night at the cabin and almost lost power several times, but it hit right as we were wrapping up our annual Cousins Camp Out t-shirt festivities. We were able to end on a good note with great weather! We also were able to take the entire clan to the 5D Cattle Company in a nearby town of Avinger (don't blink, you'll miss it.) This steakhouse has been featured in Southern Living and is famous for steaks that are out of this world. The menfolk with us had steaks the size of a bed pillow, but I just opted for the bacon wrapped filet. Very tasty! We went back to the cabin afterwards and tried to avoid the stairs.
This was our little Cousin's Cove....or Grand Central Station is maybe a more appropriate name for it.
This boy played hard all week! And yes, that is Happy you see in the photo there! That old dog has seen some miles people! God bless him, he's down to one eye. 
We all would've lost 5 pounds each due to the stairs, trails, climbing, swimming, rowing, and peddling, had it not been for all the food we consumed. We loved us some canoeing. DaddyP wants to buy one and start making regular canoe jaunts. Sounds like fun to me!
The Gang '09! They're getting so big!
It's Naptime Somewhere.
Amazingly, this rope held up to it's share of boys (young and old) swinging on it.
DaddyP took the boys to get some summer time hair cuts. We spent this past week regretting the fact that they were covered in a head-full of thick hair, so they may come back shaved (which is what they both wanted.) The laundry is almost caught back up, the bags are unpacked, and I'm kicked back in an attempt to recover some of my walking ability. Oh, the Stairs of Despair. The trails. The PEDDLE BOAT. Ug! My aching legs!
Tonight we're off to our last swim team practice before Time Trials on Saturday! Hopefully, I'll update again before then. For now, it's very nice to be home. And clean.
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