Thursday, July 3, 2014

USA Visit-Day 10

We started our day off with a little pickleball (no pictures this day), and then packed lunch for the beach.  The kids had so much fun playing in the sand and the adults enjoyed a little volleyball, frisbee, and relaxation.

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Beth & I enjoying the sunshine!

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Mud monsters

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   Hallie had a blast jumping in the mud pit…hair-do courtesy of her grandma Smile  

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After the beach, we went back to the cottage to clean up and enjoy another delicious dinner.  After dinner, Brian’s mom had a cake for us to celebrate all of our birthdays we missed celebrating together.

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We had to laugh at the only available cake in the area….it was tasty at least!

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Beth & Sudip took the big kids out for a canoe ride…

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while Parker got the fire going.

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Hallie didn’t go out on the water, but had a lot fun playing on the dock

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Gotta love Deb’s fire dance!                

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Then it was time for some fireworks!

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The kids had a blast with the sparklers and after they went to bed, we had fun playing the various games in the basement (ping pong, foosball and basketball) and a fun game of “Fishbowl.”

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

USA Visit-Day 9

We woke up the next morning and rushed around to do laundry, clean up and pack for another 3 nights away.  We truly enjoyed our time with all of our friends and family at each event and actually felt relaxed during them, but the in between time was complete chaos! *Insert a special thanks to my mom for cleaning up after us, helping us with laundry, putting up with the constant craziness and generally taking care of us during our visit*

We made our way to Canadian Lakes and settled right back in with the family fun. Brian’s mom rented a great cottage for all of us and her cousin Deb (along with her mom, and her kids), also got a place of their own. We all got together the first night for an amazing (of course it was since Beth prepared it!) dinner and then went out for ice cream.

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Paper airplane fun

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Yummy!

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And that night, the kids wasted no time in telling us our place! Smile

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