Labor Day at the Lake

For the past 9 years we've been inviting friends to my parent's lake house in northeastern Pennsylvania. My parents have graciously accepted getting kicked out of their house each Labor Day so we can enjoy a long weekend swimming, fishing, ATVing, drinking and eating with this group of friends from college. This year we enjoyed the usual crowd (8 adults) but made it more interesting by adding 7 kids to the mix. The three toddlers (Ainsley, Whitney and Timmy) have enjoyed the lake trips as an opportunity to play with dirt and rocks, swim and splash in the lake, and go for ATV and Ranger rides through the woods. This year they each had a baby sibling (Parker, Colin and Abby), and another new baby (Jake) to join them in the fun! Unfortunately the babies, all between 5 - 7 months old, were a little too young to really enjoy all the lake has to offer. But they slept and ate and seemed to enjoy watching the older kids with their activities. The adults didn't manage to stay up as late as we used to - game nights aren't quite the same when you have kids waking you up at 6:30am! But everyone had a great time and we really enjoy making these wonderful memories with our children. Here are some highlights!

Enjoying some time with Nana and Papa before we kicked them out of their house.

Parker, trying to catch a quick kiss with his girlfriend, Abby.

Babies, lakeside

I call this one "Girl and Her Dog"

 


Dress up time! Doctor Ainsley and Nurse Timmy!

Fire Chief Whitney was not very happy about getting her picture taken.

Yum... S'mores!

Tata, giving a physics lesson.

That's what friends are for.

Dads with their 2nd kids

Maggie with Parker, her future son-in-law

Abby, Parker and Colin - Watching their older siblings

Amy and baby Jake!

Looking for sticks for the fire

"What are they doing NOW?"

Movie time!

Herding cats

Still herding, and missing one child.

At least the babies can't run away... yet...