owen sound part 1

smiles,stunts on surfboard, skunk, swimming, "severe" storm, scrumptious meals, snapping turtle, sunglasses, sleeplessness, slip & slide, sunshine

The whole entire family was able to spend a few days together at a cottage in Owen Sound.

                                                                        What a show!

Mark has his paddle raised, ready to attack the pesty boaters. So much for a romantic quiet time!

The lake was super shallow & the sand felt as if it would swallow you up if you stood on it. The adults would have to do a flying leap into the water & then swim until it got deeper. One day, we had a plastic table on the dock & a gust of wind came & the table went flying into the water. I mourned a book that also landed into the water. A little while later Nate needed to get his glasses from the dock. "Where did you put them?" I hesitantly asked. "On the patio table." The sand swallowed Nate's glasses up too.

Whenever we saw Josh, he was such a happy little guy. He would rub his eyes & his parents would put him to bed & he would sleep for 12 hours. It was unbelievable.

Tarps, water, dishwashing detergent, & a steep hill go a long ways. The kids had a hoot sliding down & so did uncle Mark!

We were in close quarters which made it challenging with four, one year old boys. I am sure that you can imagine. Tyler was not a champ at cottaging; he took a long time to get to sleep, he woke up through out the night & he woke up super early every morning. The problem was that he had to stay quiet so that the others could remain sleeping. What do you do at 5:00 am with a lively one year old?

                                                          James, Joshua, Tyler, & Kentin

                                                                   ~Beautiful moments~

                                                                   James & grandpa

Every morning Adam made a big batch of waffle mix & whenever people were hungry they could scoop some up and put it in the waffle maker. It was delicious.

Adam does not love fishing. Not at all. He has four sons & so far the oldest two have caught the love of fishing. Adam has a good attitude saying that he loves to help out his sons especially in the things that they enjoy. There were a few times however that I saw him grit his teeth when the fishing lines became tangled every few minutes. I think that dads can only relate to that frustration.