we've been lakeside.

yup, we have been at the cabin all last week.

and just arrived home last sunday night.

oh what a fun time we had!

the cabin is usually more of the same year after year,

{who's complaining? i love that about our family cabin time!}

you could basically look here, or here
and get a pretty accurate description of our past week.

save a few moments completely unique to cabin trip 2010 that i'd like to remember.

- painting toenails with sisters in moms bathtub.

- the traditional swim hole jump {that i opted out of but diligently photographed from the safety of our car due to insane numbers of mosquitos.}

- peter's truly wonderful talk on humility.
- the big family dinner on mom & dad's new deck afterwards.

- our first cabin blackout. {due to thunderstorms}

- consequently eating a candlelight dinner in the dark.

- swimming in the warm lake during the freezing cold rain.

- collecting buckets of lake water to flush the toilet during the blackout.

- getting the giggles about a trapped bat, even while katelyn doctored her freshly & severely wakeboard-injured hand.
- tim & jord saving not 1 but 2 children from drowning in the glacier rapids!

- the brand new floating island & subsequent pirateering. {or sharking in tim's case}
and the highlight?

- a truly gorgeous sunset jetski with my handsome husband.
it was take your breath away gorgeous!

just a few pics, as proof.


THE WATERHOLE:

{jonny going in.}

{the boys exploring.
picture taken from the mosquito free haven of our car.}

THE FAMILY DINNER:

{dad workin' his lemonade magic.}

{peters finger of approval.}

{the woodsies.}

{grandma r. imparting wisdom.}

THE CABIN:

{our little corner of the deck.
towels, umbrella & our diy beach pillows & stump umbrella stand.}

{could these kids get any cuter?}

    

{our s'more stand.}

THE BLACKOUT:

{one of our favorite nights-spent in the dark.}

THE R.M.

did i mention that kids adore peter? well, they certainly do! see?

a swell time, all in all.
{as always}
thanks mom & dad!!