1 year Old

      

Garden Surprise

 

Grandma Susan left Lewis two new plants in his garden while we were on vacation!

 

The tomatoes and pumpkins are in!

 

Lake Mac 2.0, Part 3

  

One of the dads whipped this up...no big deal. How did he get it to work, you ask? No idea. But it was still up two days after he built it. 

 

That $18 sand umbrella I got the day before we left was GOLD. I knew I would need shade because 1) I hate being hot, it ruins everything and 2) nursing in the shade is a must if we have to do it outside. 

 

They walked to the general store one day. I love that Gatorade is a huge treat for these littles. 

 

Our view from the beach house deck. 

  

Lewis' Godfather taught him how to eat sunflower seeds out of the shell. Bees knees, people. 

 

Augustine was happy for hours casting his weighted line over and over. 

 

Beach bowling. Lewis was the tunnel. 

 

He also built one of his famous camp fires. 

 

  

Looking forward to Lake Mac 3.0!

Lake Mac 2.0, Part 2

 

Building volcanoes is a big hit...baking soda and vinegar in the top. 

Glad we have this photo because it's the only few minutes Elias enjoyed the beach other than a nap on the beach. He was not a fan. The third day we just took him back to the beach house.  

  

Augustine got to ride the jet ski! But the second time I made him ride in front of the adult for my nerves' sake. 

   

The weather was perfect the whole time. Low 80s during the day, cool and breezy all evening. No bugs, and only a few sprinkles the first morning. 

Yes, the bottle is empty. 

   

Elias shared his cereal almost every morning. :)

Lake Mac 2.0, Part 1

Two years ago we organized a vacation with a bunch of our good friends. It was so much fun that we booked the following summer on the spot. Little did we know that four of the five families would have newborns the following spring, so we cancelled our reservation and pushed it back to 2017. It was worth the wait!

 

   

GoogleMaps took us down a crazy, unkept country road. Not easy on my city girl nerves. 

 

But we made it! All the way up the hill to the left there. That's us. 

The hammock swing was a favorite, and a great nursing spot.   

They started down the hill to the lake but were called back to eat lunch, hence the sour faces. 

  

The beach was perfect...10 min or less walk, only a few other people there, and about 2 feet deep for about 100 yards out. 

A Few Favorites

   

LCM With Grandpa

 The boys, Nicholas and I took Grandpa Mike on his first trip to the Children's Museum! It boggles my mind he hasn't been to it in 30+ years of being a parent.   

Obligatory giant chair photo on your first visit. 

  

We've never had so much fun in the train area as with Grandpa. 

 

He and I and another dad made a track that spanned all four levels of the train table! 

   

Then after hours of playing, we stopped for a glass of lemonade on our way to the car. Thanks for the fun adventure Grandpa!