Cabin 7/16-7/20

We were finally able to get up to the cabin for a few days (we haven't been up since Memorial Weekend - well, except for Leah who has been up with Nonna and Grandpa). Crazy how busy the summer gets, and how fast the time goes. We headed up early Saturday morning and came home Wednesday afternoon.

Leah just loves the cabin. It was raining a good portion of Tuesday, but when question if she wanted to go home, she said no. She is becoming more brave in the lake. She is jumping off the end of the dock with a life jacket on, or without one if someone is there to catch her. She still doesn't like putting her head in the water when she is swimming. Apparently, this is because of the fish! She had a lot of fun interacting with Amber in the water as well. It is fun to watch her confidence grow. She is definitely more confident in a pool versus the lake, but she is getting better in the lake. She still is not up for trying tubing. She told me..."I will do that when I am 7." She is really into fishing. She got to go fishing in the pontoon with grandpa and with daddy. She also fished a bit off of the dock. She caught about 7 fish when she was out with grandpa! That was super exciting for her.

Amber also enjoyed time at the lake. We definitely wore the poor girl out. She loved being in the lake. She loved "jumping" (okay sitting and leaning into the arms of the person catching her) off of the side of the dock. She had no cares about water being dumped over her head, or even when I would swoosh her underwater - in fact, she would just laugh! At one point she was shivering, but she still did not want to get out of the water. She played in her little "hippo" for almost an hour one day. She loved it when Leah would play with her. It looks like we have another fish in the family! Amber liked being on the boat as well, but she does not seem to be a big fan of her life jacket. Oh, and she is not a fan of walking on sand. She did keep me busy by running up and down the dock - this made me very nervous!!

Joe and I were even able to get out to a movie one of the nights. Thanks Mom and Dad! I can't remember the last movie that we saw in the theater! We got to see "Horrible Bosses." Good movie.

Because it was soo hot, we only did a bonfire 1 time. Leah gobbled up her smore and Amber gobbled up the chocolate and marshmallows! Oh, Amber definitely has my sweet tooth - but at least she will also eat her veggies. She had about 2 cups of peas at dinner one of the nights.

We had such a nice relaxing time...so good to get away from it all every now and then...especially when the weather cooperates (okay, Joe maybe thought it was too hot).