10.28.2009

The Lake House.

Earlier this month we spent the weekend with some friends...the Bailey's.

It was such a relaxing weekend, and a great place for the kids.
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The first evening we got there, the kids had fun running around the retro 1980's "style" house, and the dad's started the fire for some s'mores.
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There was also this swing...Maddie was in heaven!
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...and this teepee, you could rent it for $25 extra and camp out in it.

Katee and I told the guys they could sleep out there with the kids if they wanted...they declined.
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Maddie looked on as Dale got the sticks ready for the marshmellows.
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Sunset off the back deck over looking the lake.
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The next afternoon the kids suited up in their life jackets for a little ride out on the canoe.
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Maddie was cracking me up with her singing as loud as she could...
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The boys just hanging out on the hammock...well Taylor was obviously on the lookout for something to shoot at.
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Later on that day we went to check out the Chickasaw National Recreational Area.
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It was a lot of fun there. The kids had fun skipping rocks in the streams, and climbing and jumping and running.
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They also kept themselves busy playing games...hide and seek was a favorite!
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We had a great time!

The count down has begun...

Dale leaves next week...tear...sniff...sigh...

3 comments:

salty c-snake said...

what a fun place. you'll have to give me the details . and here's a tear. . . .sniff. . . .sigh. . . .for you. i'll be thinking about you-call anytime friend:_

TheSweetMom said...

I love Turner Falls! It's great you all got to get away and enjoy the outdoors! That's a beautiful spot! I have many fun memories as a kid there!

Beck said...

GREAT pictures a usual! As the mom of a 3 year old boy, the picture of the two boys on the hammock sums up "boys" perfectly! Loved it. I need a lake house vacation now (: