Shadow Lake

The cabin we stayed in:

The view from the porch:

One of the most relaxing places to be:

Jim enjoyed a cat nap:

Elijah shared a quiet moment with his stuffed pals "Mo Mo" and "Giraffe":

Bella loved the lake:

Auntie Sandy & Bella enjoying each other:

Auntie Sandy & I managed to polish off this gallon of frozen lemonade & vodka in record time.. It sure was delicious!:

Auntie Sandy & Uncle Ed: (note how Auntie Sandy is wrapped up in a towel -- the temps were in the low 70's during the day, 60's at night with NO humidity!)

Bella spent lots of time at the lake:

Off for a walk, to Ed's Moms cabin in the woods:

Ed's father built this cabin from the ground up. Auntie Sandy & Kyle strike a pose:

At the end of the afternoon these two munchkins were very tired:

Our trip to the local grocery store: (yes, it's a grocery store. Milk - check, Eggs - check, Batteries - check, Diapers - check, A MILLION DEAD ANIMALS MOUNTED ALL OVER THE PLACE - check...)

3 Little Monkeys Sitting On The Floor:

One took off & headed for the door..:

Elijah & I played a game of "animal dominos":

Enjoying lunch outside:

We spent tons & tons of time outdoors, soaking up the fresh air & the cooler temps:

Uncle Ed & Bella:

Daddy & Bella down by the lake:

Uncle Ed & Kyle:

Kyle decided to show Uncle Ed just how well he can swim:

Kyle (and Elijah) spent HOURS looking for frogs! Here is a picture of Jim trying to help Kyle catch one:

Auntie Sandy also tried to help catch a frog:

Finally..success!

Ut oh...those frogs sure do jump high & fast!:

No worries, though. This poor frog didn't stand a chance against a 6 yr old who had put in about 10 hours trying to hunt it down:

Some fun with Mr. Potato Head:

Cousin Elijah with Kyle - these two boys had THE BEST time playing together!!!

More fun with Dominos:

And more fun with the Potato Heads!:

Eli "helped" Kyle construct a car out of Lego's..:

I have to pause here to tell you all that Elijah is one of the cutest, most adorable, smartest 2 1/2 yr olds I've ever known!

And now..back to the Legos:

Daddy & Kyle go for a canoe ride:

Me & Auntie Sandy also went for a ride in the canoe. It was quite an experience. We kept paddling in circles,, spinning the boat round & round. Finally Ed & Jim yelled to us that we were sitting in the canoe backwards, hahahaha! No pictures of that, thankfully!

Another view:

Ed taught us how to play the card game "hearts" one night - so much fun!

Our entire trip, from start to finish, was FUN FUN FUN!

Maybe we can go back to Shadow Lake next year? I hope so!!