This year "At the Lake" was so so fun. The kids played much better on their own and made friends with the other kids in camp. In fact one of my favorite things about this vacation was that I felt like the kids enjoyed it so much. We met a great new family from Minnetonka who stayed in a cabin down the way. And we had fun taking the older two kids to Toy Story 3; Enjoyed a grown-up date together for pizza, uninterrupted conversation, and the movie Inception. I had so so much time to sew (post with photos to come (-:) thanks to my sweet, thoughtful husband and in-laws. And all of these glad tidings with our van breaking down, being towed to Elk River, and Brad having a "fun" day trip to pick it up.My sister-in-law Kara took some great pictures of her, Brian, Max & Ivy and my kids too. She also got photos of Brad's Aunt Caryl and Uncle Leigh coming through for a short visit. Sadly I can't get any of her blog photos to copy onto my computer -- If you'd like to see them her blog is Max and Ivy.
Reading with Grandma Nancy
Atticus' first canoe ride
Cousins! Max' 3rd Birthday
Little Ivy (our niece, Max' sister) with her grandma Kathy. Kathy and her fiance Ray had their first Lake vacation this year. 
Brad playing Busy Busy Town with the boys
Lincoln having fun in the rain
Max & Dietrich reading together
Atticus said they were supposed to look serious...
The boys' first fishing trip
Max caught a bluegill!
Kara & Max
At the children's museum in Grand Rapids on a rainy morning
The children's museum is right next to Judy Garland's childhood home which has been turned into a museum. 
With Grandpa Tom
Serious fun in the bathtub our last night at the Lake
