On either end of our camping trip we tacked on some days at the cottage. Here are some of the highlights:
The little ferry we take to get to the cottage
Daughter G and son L tubing together
Uncle Brian graciously letting everyone take turns driving his boat! Daughter G and son G especially are turning into quite the accomplished boat drivers.
We timed our last full day at the cottage to coincide with their annual small town celebration and parade. Our children love to participate in this parade! Their great uncle is very involved in the "river trail" project, making a paved trail for many miles right along the river. Each year he has a float in the parade to raise awareness for this project, and our children always ride on it or walk beside it with him. Daughter G is on the far left side, holding a sign. Son G is in the red shorts, hubby is walking at the back of the float. Uncle Dick is in the hat. Little Man and son L were sitting on the float, waving to their adoring public. Son C decided not to be in the parade this year, instead he sat and watched with me and caught all the candy thrown to him by some of the parade participants!
Uncle Brian graciously letting everyone take turns driving his boat! Daughter G and son G especially are turning into quite the accomplished boat drivers.
Getting his knees into the knee wells....
.....oh man, that pesky velcro strap!
Ah! Now I have it.
Admiring their daddy.
We timed our last full day at the cottage to coincide with their annual small town celebration and parade. Our children love to participate in this parade! Their great uncle is very involved in the "river trail" project, making a paved trail for many miles right along the river. Each year he has a float in the parade to raise awareness for this project, and our children always ride on it or walk beside it with him. Daughter G is on the far left side, holding a sign. Son G is in the red shorts, hubby is walking at the back of the float. Uncle Dick is in the hat. Little Man and son L were sitting on the float, waving to their adoring public. Son C decided not to be in the parade this year, instead he sat and watched with me and caught all the candy thrown to him by some of the parade participants!
At the local park after the parade.
5 comments:
was it a happy-water-week for mom? i hope so!
Great photos. What a summer you've had, Pam!
These are precious!
I had the same question as S.
votemom and maddie and jack's momma,
There were happy water moments for me, and by the end of our camping trip I felt pretty comfortable with the kids in the campground pool, but there were also panicky moments while at the cottage and much quoting of scripture in the nighttime (of all things) while my imagination was running wild. When Little Man tubed, that was hard for me. Hubby's weight made the tube sit so low in the water, that the boat had to pull pretty fast in order to get them up on a plane. And then when we slowed down, the front of the tube and my hubby's feet dipped way under water. He says it was not a big deal, but it was scary to watch. In spite of it all though, I had fun! Being around water may always be a coin that has two sides for me. I just want the happy, fun side to win more than the fearful side.
Great photos!
ReBecca
TOG Mom
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