This seems like one of the only times the boys had dry clothes on!
A little morning fishing
More tubing action. This time they wanted Mom to come with them.
I love this picture of Aidan watching Aunt Cheryl Sue as they jumped in together!
Zachary's run and jump. He yells "1-2-3 jump" every time!
On Day 4 we went to Pokagon State Park. It was a beautiful park with lots to do. We just went for the morning so we did the Nature Center, hiking, and a sandy beach.
Beautiful swans on the lake.
Jake dropping his ski in front of the cottage.
This boy loved the water!
I had not water skied in several years, but got up right away! I guess it is like riding a bike. I did have some pretty decent crashes while trying to drop a ski. Needless to say, I have some work with that!
Jake tubing with the boys. My boys took what we called the T.O.P (tube of putting) and the bigger kids took the T.O.D. (tube of death).
The Van Lear cousins
My all-time favorite picture from the week.
Relaxing with my 6 am crowd...waiting for everyone else to get up!
Morning boat rides are the best!
Isn't this place gorgeous?!
The lily pads flowered by the end of the week.
We tie dyed t-shirts for the family pictures. It was great Van Lear style fun!
The boys showing their muscles on the swim dock.
Jake leading the kids (big and little) in a music/dancing/singing session!
We had musical instruments for everyone!
On Day 2 at Crooked Lake, Jake bought some worms to fish with. It was successful and each of the boys caught 3 fish. You should have seen the excitement!
In the evening we had a cousin birthday party to celebrate all of the birthdays throughout the year that we missed. It was a super day for the kids! I made these letter shirts for all of the kids.
The party was complete with a delicious cookie cake that Jo Nell made!
That evening we went into town (which the only time we did that all week, except for Walmart trips) to see Cars 2 in the theater. It was a cute SMALL town theater and the kids loved the show!
We just got back from a relaxing, lovely vacation to Crooked Lake in northern Indiana. The weather was perfect, the kids were nearly perfect, and the company was perfect. It was the perfect vacation for the boys. It was low key, swimming, fishing, boating, eating from sunup to sundown.
Isn't it gorgeous here?!
Aidan's favorite activity was swimming to and jumping off of the swim dock. He literally did that all day long!
We are quite the crowd!
