Our Stay at the Lake

The girls and I stayed at the lake for almost five weeks this summer. It was really wonderful, and I'd like to do it again next year, only it would be fun if Bridges could take a few weeks off in the middle.

Here's a quick list of things we did:

-Storyland (with Bridges)

-Cindy, Ben and Eliza visited. We took them to the Science Center, the beach, and Ragged Island.

-Lee made a necklace at the bead store.

-We made creations from polymer clay.

-I painted teeny-tiny pictures (fish, polka dots, sprinkles, ladybugs, butterflies, mice) on teeny-tiny toenails.

-We did lots of coloring and other arts and crafts (it was very rainy the first few weeks).

-Lots and lots of reading books aloud.

-Visits to the beach.

-Lots of lake->hot tub->lake->hot tub cycles....until the supervising adult called it quits.

-Campfires with s'mores.

-Sunsets on the boat.

-Amazing blueberry picking on Ragged Island.

-Huckleberry picking in our very own yard.

-Lots of paddling (sans kids).

-Ruth swam around Sandy Island.

-We visited Lost River Gorge.

-We drove the Kancamagus with Grandpa and swam at Rocky Gorge.

-We climbed Mt. Morgan.

-We introduced the girls to tennis.

-Uncle Dave took the girls for ice cream when he went to get gas for the boat

-Lee and Clara played many games of Little Bear with Grandma

-Lee played countless games of Milles Bornes with any available and willing adult.

-Bridges and Dave played many games of corn hole (as well as backgammon)