up north

    Look at all of these boys! Nine boys & one girl from two families.

Fishing in Candy Bay. This place is simply amazing. Instead of catching fish you catch candy. You can even catch candy that looks like worms! Our boys think that fishing in Candy Bay is a pure wonder.
Have you ever caught candy?!

          Tubing. Boat rides. Skiing. Fishing. Wake boarding. The boats never rested.

      Olivia & Andrew were inseparable. Every morning they would get so excited to see each other as if they hadn't seen each other in days.

Every year Mr. V treats us all to a huge batch of dutch pancakes. They are delicious & we devour them down in no time.

Off to the island to sleep there for the night.

Tyler soaked in lots of the attention. Between the cousins & aunts & uncles he did not lack. He is learning lots of new things & it is a delight to see him interacting with everyone.

Liam gave it everything he had to get up on those water skis. At one point he almost had it. I love the facial expressions!

Nate did make it up for a little bit. He looked extremely worried the whole time:)

Grandpa & Adam & the boys going fishing.

Nate & I went fishing with my dad for an evening, but he hardly had anytime to fish. We kept him busy with tangled lines, fish eating our worms, but we managed to catch some keepers for the fish fry!

We love up north. It gets you away from the phones & the business of life.  It seems like the fastest week of the year. No sooner have you unpacked that you feel like you are packing up to go home again. My younger cousins have grown up & they were a lot of fun up there. We were so thankful for them. They organized scavenger hunts for the little kids, encouraged them with water sports, pushed them on the swings,  and made it a lot of fun for everyone.