August 2012

IMG_4905, a photo by tracyg00 on Flickr.

My baby turned 8. Where has the time gone?! We had some of her friends over for a slip and slide party on the 3rd. Fortunately, the weather cooperated. We started the morning off right with a trip to Sweet Mandy B's in Lincoln Park for a "fancy" cake. We also ended up with a dozen fancy cupcakes to take to the cottage with us.



Here's her group of gals:



And cake time:



And what's a party without wax lips?



Or a wax mustache, for that matter:



We went to the cottage on the 4th and celebrated with family. We didn't have any candles, so Megan blew out the lighter!



We had a fun weekend with cousins on the lake.





We even did a little evening swimming!



A quick family photo while out on the boat at night:



A campfire at night is always a highlight. You'd never know it from the excited looks on their faces, but I can assure you they really did enjoy this.



Sunday afternoon is always a good time for a boating dance party.



The following week, Darin took Megan out for her first round of golf on a real course.



The cart is always fun.



Look at that form! This was apparently a really good shot!



Later that day......(this happens to be a favorite photo of mine):



I'm not sure whether Darin or Jake caught this fish, but I do know that Jake had no interest in holding it.



My little techie kids:



Fun on the boat:



Always fun with Aunt Jenny:



The Keanes joined us for a weekend. The boys got in a couple of rounds of golf and then we had them take the little boys out fishing for a bit!



Pleasant Lake had their first ever "Lighted Boat Parade". There were about 15 boats that participated. Of course, we had Roman Candles:



And music and dancing:



The kids stayed up way too late roasting marshmallows and fighting with sticks, but they had a great time.



The only downside was that poor Brian got stung by bees - 5 times. Ouch.