Weekend at the Cottage

The second weekend in July, we went to the cottage. It was just the four of us up there at both cottages, which was kind of fun. The weather was nice and we spent a lot of time outside.

When we got there and were unpacking, Leah got into the cooler and helped herself to blueberries. She hid away in the porch so we wouldn't catch her so quickly. Tricky baby! Although, when we did catch her, we just congratulated her for being so smart, and she got to finish up the blueberries!

We had corn for dinner on Friday night. It was yummy!

Leah loves corn, she just goes to town on it.

She made sure to eat it from every angle in order to maximize the number of kernels that she got.

For dessert we made s'mores. Cam and Daddy found the sticks in the woods, and Cam was very excited to use actual sticks (as opposed to store bought roasting sticks). I have no idea why Cameron wanted to wear his life jacket while roasting marshmallows, but who am I to tell him not to?

Daddy didn't get to eat much of his s'more because Leah commandeered it from him.

Cameron loved his too, especially because he made it himself.

Leah's face after her s'more. To say she enjoyed it is an understatement. Her hair was also quite lovely after she ran her marshmallowy hands through it.

On Friday night Leah went to bed early, and the rest of us stayed up playing games. Cameron discovered Sorry and loved it. Here is the face of a happy boy who gets to stay up late and play games alone with Mama and Daddy!

The next morning we just hung out around the cottage. Cameron and Leah found this book that turned into a truck. That kept them busy for an hour or two, in and out of the bus, zamboni, ice cream truck, etc.

We walked down to the old cottage to get the boat. It was a buggy walk, but luckily the black flies were only interested in Tim so the rest of us were left alone.

Life jackets on and ready to go. Cam told Leah that she always has to hold a grown-up's hand on the dock. Apparently he counts as a grown-up.

We drove around the lake for a while, spotting a few loons. Here is Cam pointing to one of them.

Close up of the loon

Happy kiddos on the boat

They both loved it!

After naptime, Cameron wrapped himself up in his blanket and put his hat on. I guess this means he is ready to go?

We went swimming down at the old cottage. Mama and Leah floated around the raft.

One, two, three, JUMP!

Leah got a bit chilly, but of course wanted to still be fashionable. Towel first, hat second though... she is practical if nothing else.

We went back into shore and Mama caught a frog for the kiddos. The frog wanted to kiss Leah. Leah did NOT want the frog to kiss her.

Cam with the frog.

Sweet peas warming up in the sun

What a sweet baby!

We took the boat back up to the new cottage. Cameron wanted to help Daddy drive.

After a few minutes of lessons, he took over the motor on his own. He actually did a really good job, except the few sharp turns we took. No one fell out, so I would call that a win.

After dinner we went into town for DQ, of course. Everyone loved their ice cream but then had tons of sugary energy to run off. Luckily, Mama remembered a playground in Perth so we went there to play for a while.

Leah in the ladybug

Cam the climber

And the monkey swinger. He definitely liked climbing better than monkey bars.

The aftermath of a race down the racing slides.

As the sun started to go down, Leah got tired so she relaxed in a swing with Daddy.

Leah Bee on a bee!

On Sunday we returned the boat back to the new cottage and played there for a while. The kids both liked playing in the hammock, in fact we pretty much had to drag them out of it, kicking and screaming.

Pensive baby (in her hat, of course)

Sweet smile!

Cameron surfing in his life jacket. No, we were not going on the boat, he just really likes to wear his life jacket.
Smile!!

We had so much fun at the cottage. The kids really love being outdoors and swimming, boating and playing. Hopefully we can go for a bit longer next time!