Labor Day at the Lake

We had a lovely Labor Day weekend at the lakehouse. Noah, Sam and I got up there on Friday afternoon and we were followed by my mom (with Ellie) and Josh and Tia. Late Friday several cousins/uncles showed up. Saturday brought Philie, Stan, and their boys Fred and Calvin. Saturday night brought Mike. And my dad rolled in from Colorado on Sunday. It was quite the party. It wasn't warm enough for swimming, but there was still plenty to do. Including several boat rides (some while still wearing pjs)...

There were some Rap Sessions with Uncle Josh that Sam seemed a bit unsure of...

Mike baked some fantastic chocolate chip cookies. I don't know if it's the chemist part of him that makes sure he has the exact amount of the right ingredients or if it's his patience in mixing and baking, but they are AWESOME!

There was lots of couch time and boy wrestling matches with the daddys.

And who doesn't like matching sweatshirt wearing. Stan and I had a passionate affair going all weekend long. I miss him greatly!

More boat rides with the requisite life jackets. Sam and Calvin were not big fans of the squished cheeks!

There was a big boat ride with all the cousins where we got to feed swans. Yep that's 8 kids in life jackets. Sam opted out of this trip...

And there was some CJ feeding as well...

And Sam shared his wonderful smiles with just about everyone.....

All in all it was a fantastic weekend and a great way to end the summer!