Annual Trip to the Lake - July 2010

So, we've actually been back from the Lake in Minnesota for over a month now, and I still haven't posted a blog with pictures from that trip, yet.  Sorry!  But in my defense, we've been really busy since we've gotten back...but that is for another blog post.

So, here's a quick posting with some photos and a link to lots more.

This year at the Lake, Nathaniel was much more mobile and verbal, and it was a joy to watch him experience the place where his family has gone each summer for generations.  I wish I could say we got lots of photos of all the fun(ny) things Nathaniel did on this trip, but we didn't.  For example, we didn't have the camera when we took Nathaniel out on the pontoon boat to go fishing.  He thought that was great fun and was very excited to see us catch some fish.  He even kissed a couple of crappies...sadly a missed photo-op.

However, we did get lots of photos of Nathaniel in the water.  He's not really big on going out into the deep water.  Rather, he enjoys wading in to his knees to throw rocks.



Sometimes he just likes to do little experiments with water, rocks and gravity.



He drove the boat.  As you can see, he took his job very seriously.  In fact, he refused to touch his beer until we were safely on shore. ;-)



As always, he loved playing with the dogs.



He also liked hanging out with his cousins, Michael (aka MJ) and Kenlyn...



and the rest of his family (except when group photos were taken).



Yes, Nathaniel had a great time at the Lake.  He played hard in the sun and water, and when he was done he left it all down in the Lake.



Christopher