Lake Erie

After the 5th of July reunion/shower, we stayed at Mimi's until Monday morning when we (Mom, Dad, Chadmo, the kiddos, Mimi, & I) loaded up and headed for Lake Erie! Mom & Dad had rented a condo on Catawba Island, and we had rented a bay house in Port Clinton from a friend (& convinced Mimi to go along with us!) The weather wasn't really ideal while we were there, rainy & cool the first couple of days, but we had a wonderful time anyway! It was very relaxing and we did squeeze in 2 boat rides and a couple of swimming sessions when the weather cooperated!

The night we arrived - Blake loves Elephant, he's getting SO good at grabbing the rings!

The view from my rocking chair at our bay house!

Blake, happily milk drunk, after a nursing session in the aforementioned rocking chair. ;)

Mimi was as bad as Dylan - she was actually awake in this picture and insisting that she wasn't tired and didn't need a nap!!

Blake & me, on his (& Dyl's) first trip on Grandma & Papa's boat! He didn't think much of that awful life vest!

Grandma & Dyl! Dyl sure is a Grandma's girl, like her mother before her! ;)

Looking for 'swans & ducks' at Dylly's request - we did see seagulls, herons, & geese!

Papa relaxing at our bay house.

Sunset booze cruise - Blake clearly had too much to drink! ;)

Dylly & Chadmo had a pizza dinner on the boat, and we all (except D&B of course) had delicious wine out of solo cups on our booze cruise!

Our Captain!

3 out of 4 generations on this boat! 

This is the life.

A beautiful sky.

All I can think of when I look at this picture is God - I love these types of sunsets...