Hello, Lake!

Ryan and I added an extra day to our weekend...and enjoyed the LAKE! Hope you don't mind if I share some of our adventures with you!

We headed out Thursday night after Ryan got home from work and stopped on the way up to visit with one of Ryan's friends that I'd actually never met in real life. By the time we were done visiting with him, it was pretty late, and we arrived literally in time to run to the pier and get a picture with the end of the sunset.

We slept {admittedly not much} and got up early so we could head to the swing at the water's edge and enjoy a good old fashioned lake sunrise with coffee.

And by that, of course, I mean we listened to whatever obnoxious wakeup calls were being shouted from the camp across the lake and the pounding hammer of the guy building a house right behind that little grove of trees above. I confess both made me slightly grumpy. I like my water sounds to just be...lapping water. At least before 7 am.

 We weren't the only ones at the lake...Ryan's mom and Allen were there, his brother's whole family, and his sister came later that day. We had fun playing with the kids, who have boundless amounts of energy.

Partway through the morning, Ryan took me out on a boat ride, which I LOVED.

After all the rain we've had this summer, I thoroughly enjoyed the BEAUTIFUL day. The blue skies, the sun, the warm temps - THANK YOU, GOD!!!!!

We took our time on our boat ride and really enjoyed it.

And then we took a three hour nap. Not on the boat. But back in our room. We were just so exhausted.

That night, his parents took us all out to eat...and our niece was keeping herself thoroughly entertained watching videos on our phones after she was done eating.

 And when we got back to the cottage, it was time to think about a family boat ride!! On the way to that, we had a little photography session... {She's using my spare camera to take pictures.}

 ...and a little measuring of the porch...

 Any guesses as to what this is all about??

...if you guessed "the family searching for the toy thrown into the water by the little man," you'd be right!!

And...success!!!!

After the boat ride, we walked into town for ice cream...and then Ryan and I stayed behind to enjoy some time in the park on the swing before we went back for the night.

 Whew! What a day!!! It was great, though. Good balance of time with family, and time alone with this handsome guy!!