Hello again everyone!

Today, I’m finishing up our miniseries of posts about what we enjoy doing with our extended families. If you’ve read our blog in the past, you probably can guess that one of our favorite things in the summer is to spend time at the lake with my family! We spend time there from May through the beginning of September usually. While my dream is every weekend, the reality is that gets overwhelming. This year, we settled on a good mix of about two weekends a month down at the lake. We almost always see my parents there, plus often my cousin Suzanne and her family and my aunt and uncle are there. My sister and her family come when they can, as do my cousin Christina and her family. We even get grandma up there a few times a summer! It is so relaxing at the lake, it is just amazing. I love spending time on (and in) the water, cooking, or just hanging out and reading. When the weather is a bit chilly, we can light a fire in the basement wood burning stove to help us stay cozy. We have toys for the little ones, loads of books to read, TV, internet, and a beautiful yard. For the children, we have a kiddy pool and water table to splash around outside when we aren’t on the lake. For the water, we have a canoe, two kayaks, a speed boat, a pontoon, a lily pad, lots of tubes, some floaties, and water skiis. Honestly, with it getting colder out, I’m feeling a bit meloncholy that weekends at the lake are so far away.

What do you like to do around water?

~Natalie