north country

Each summer we make our 11 hour trek up north! Each year brings new adventures, growing independence and family time!

I want to remember...

The girls excitment on our arrival!  Unpacking and settling their babies and Anesa's barbies.  Blowing up the tube so we could head out on the boat!

All of our trips to the park.  Anesa discover seeds this summer and spent more time trying to crack the shells for the hidden treasure than she did on the play structure!

Ro and her growing independence...wanting to do everything Anesa does.  Ro also discovered the treasure that is hidden in the plain and ugly sunflower seed (dill pickle being a lake favorite!)!  But since this momma is not a 24/7 seed crackin' machine we tried to discretely eat our seeds without her knowing...hiding them under our tongue when she would ask what was in our mouths!  We got busted a few time but lucky for me she was so busy playing that she doesn't notice too much around her!

MARSHMELLOWS and POPSICLES...I need not say more!

Practicing our letters on the books that papa made from the bark of the birch trees that we had to cut down this year.  We hate cutting anything down as we love the feeling of being surrounded by trees (strange that we live in the bald arse prairie for over 11 months of the year) but some of the trees were getting so tall/old that we thought a strong wind could knock them over onto the cabin.  For anyone who has seen our cabin, it would not fair well with a twig falling on it let alone a 60 year old tree!

Fooling around...

Butterfly catching...opps guess that's Ro!

Days at the beach (when it wasn't raining)...

Making sandcastles and mom catching her reflection in Anesa's sunglasses!

Ro being very lady like and pulling her pants down to do her business in the lake! 

Pouring water...over and over and over!

Hauling water to the shore...over and over and over!

More pouring and Ro with her signature tongue move...she could give ol Gene Simons a run for his money!

Adventures with papa in the reeds!

The girls paddling...well Anesa paddling and Ro snacking...notice she is not just eating one preztels stick ;)

More paddling...Ro reaching for reeds...and she got one!

As per usually Rowyn loving her toys!

Anesa finding the courage to jump off the boat and into the lake!  We were so proud of her!  She didn't want to get out!

Well...since you only live once (and Rowyn wouldn't get in without me) we all decided to enter the freezing water of Lac La Ronge and swim!  It was the perfect end to a perfect trip to the cabin!

What do you want to remember this summer?

 PS ~ I will be posting a few more pictures later...most of the pics on the boat were taken with a p & s and we have been too lazy to dump those pics yet!