Catching up on our summer fun

Well I need to start some where....

This summer has gotten away from me, so much activity at the cabin with family and friends.

This post is devoted to our family.

Every year we have a week that all the kids and grandkids gather...

All of us hanging out, enjoying time together at the cabin in northern Minnesota.

I have posted just a few photo's....enjoy!

Audrey the tatoo artist 

Jen and Rick chillin on the dock

Brothers

Gavins legs in the air, Brianna and kids

Brianna and Chris just back from a Kayak ride

This boy (Lew)

This tree swing was the best thing we ever did, it gets lots of use.

Always game nights

Dinner in Dorset , waiting for a table

Auntie Brie making sure little Lew makes it out to the swim raft.

Grandpa and Audrey choosing a lure for fishing

Captain Gavin

Tubing

My favorite girls, Jojo & Scar

Jenny and her girl

Scarlett "lets" Auntie Brianna fix her hair

A mom and her boy

We have a big dock lots of room to hang out

These three :)

Uncle Gavin & Carson out for a kayak ride

Brice and Jen

Uncle Gavin and his littles

Grand boys looking at the fishing 

My sweet daughter having a rest on the deck railing

Someone had a 6th birthday party while at the cabin

Boat riding...all 11 of us

Not sure if I should trust these 4 to be on the boat together

Our babies

everyone pitches in

Brianna and Chris

Lewin helping me husk corn

Uncle Gavin Hugs

I love how he fishes on his belly....he always has

Me and my oldest gran...."Jojo"

Darth showed up one afternoon.

Audrey getting a little lesson from Uncle Gavin

S'mores

 

So sweet.... hold them while they're still little

Love

Just hanging out lakeside.

Grandpa and Carson chillin'

Push up competition with Carson & Uncle Brice :)

Cousins

"Town day" in Park Rapids

Our week was wonderful, our hearts are full and we feel blessed to have this sweet family of ours.

Stay tuned for some more summer fun at the cabin....

Early Spring visit...

(Running a little behind on cabin posts)

Another 1st for Covid-19...

 a pre-opening visit to the cabin on April 25 -27.

No water yet means Rick fetches lake water for flushing the toilet and we bring water 

for drinking and cleaning up! 

 We make this visit every year, just to check things out before the Opening Crew, (that we hire) 

come to hook up the water and "open" the cabin for the year. 

There is a lot to this process and if things aren't done just right, pipes and major appliances can break in the spring, and that gets a bit spendy. This way if anything goes awry this company we hire pays for the damages since they also "close" the cabin in the fall. 

Rick and I opened and closed the first 3 years, but decided it was time to let 

someone else have all the fun  :)

 My chair sits next to the large window that looks right out to the lake

You will find me here early in the morning, if it's too chilly to be outside.

I had a project for out visit... Lots of pieces and some rough-idea directions.

 I assembled a little side table for our green bedroom

It's perfect!

 Mr. takes some time to get reacquainted with the lake

 My coloring project

Our 1st fire, it was a beautiful evening with no wind.

But as always our spring visit requires a bit of yard work...

Lots and lots of pine needles to rake up

we transfer them to a tarp for easy disposal into the trailer

 then off to the needle graveyard we go.

 A man and his drill....always a project.

One of our resident loons came to visit

 Our neighbor Kristie saw us sitting out and ran over to take our picture

We still cant believe this is our place, we just shake our heads and smile.

We are looking forward to another season at the cabin.