4th of July Weekend

We spent our holiday weekend up-north at my friend Teresa's family cabin. We had four lovely days of sunshine and relaxation. There were twelve kids in all and only six moms and dads. Of the eighteen of us, there were three sets of twins, how cool!

I loved
getting back on a jet ski after several years
cruises around the lake on the boat
having nothing to do but feed my family and clean up the mess
toddlers that were entertained by four teenage girls all weekend
our twins referring to everyone as their "best friend"
giving Faith what she referred to as "the best birthday ever"
staying up late
sleeping in
coffee each morning by the water with my husband
the warm sun
lovely breezes
tons of nature, birds, and trees
whatever that sound is that a Loon makes
howling coyotes
fireworks on the beach but hating myself for leaving my camera behind and not loving the people we got stuck next too
taking pictures
rope swings
and watching my kids try new things and truly enjoy each other's company

It wasn't all good all weekend though. Each family had their own problems. Amongst all of us we managed to sink a boat (almost)....and....a jet ski too. Okay that was Jeff both times and on Sunday he finally agreed not to drive anymore.

The fridge in our camper was working on and off before we left and decided to quit on us all together on our trip. The one arm of our awning was already bent from storage last year and on our way up Todd decided to try and get into it with a construction barrel. The barrel won! It took out the other arm on our awning and dented the trailer in a couple of places in the process. And, we forgot about some carbonated beverages in the nonworking fridge on the way home which exploded onto the floor and carpet. Oddly enough, the ants we were killing all weekend are gone though. Hmph.

Here are a few images from our super fun mini-vaca. Thank you Sutton family for having us!



Teresa on right and her twin sister Kathleen and I


Three sets of twins


Hailey and her "best friend" Megan


See! They really do love each other.


Mallory and one of her many new "best friends" Marissa




She's mad!


Daddy loves eating them up too!












MMMMMMMMM cheetos!