We kicked off our busy August - the last hoorah of summer - with our annual family trip to the Lake Anna lake house. We go every summer and spend a week with my Mom, stepdad, brother and his family, and my stepsisters and their families. This year we had 10 adults, 3 teenagers, 1 ten year old, 2 six year olds, 1 five year old, 3 three year olds and 2 infants. A housefull and a half for 9 days and nights!
Co-habitating with so many people can sometimes prove challenging no matter how big the house, (try making lunch all at the same time) but for the most part, everyone got along and we made memories and had a lot of laughs. We had plenty of activities this year including a kickball tournament, tetherball, moonbounce, fishing, after dark flashlight fun, a new tube to pull behind the boat (it said 4 person max, but we counted anyone under 4 feet tall as half a person), s'mores a plenty, crab feast, corn hole competition, and of course rotating turns on the boat, jet ski and just plain ole' lake swimming.
Dylan enjoyed driving the jet ski and boat, Logan had many turns on the tube behind the boat, and we all enjoyed a couple of deep water cove swims off the boat. The kids got to spend time and really bond with their cousins and other aunts and uncles they don't get to see often, and that's priceless. By Day Three, Logan and Maya were swimming out to the dive platform by themselves, climbing the ladder and jumping off. Josh enjoyed his first tube ride, too!
Logan looked punk rock when he got off the jet ski...
Dylan shows off his big catch...
And Uncle Chris shows off his...
Logan caught his very first fish...
Lots and lots of jet ski rides. The boys enjoy riding with Andrew more than me, since I don't do doughnuts.
During one particularly rough ride on the tube behind the boat, Granddad lost his glasses lens when we were all thrown off into the lake!
Dylan attached himself to the teenagers, and followed them everywhere.
The boys with Grandma Lynn and Grandpa Robby.
Cousins Maya and Josh.
Late night flashlight fun.
A fantastic week of family fun!
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