9th annual weekend getaway!

It was our 9th year going to Katie's family camp.  I love the fact that we've gone every year for so long, and plan to for as long as we can.  It's such a fun retreat to have and look back on how things have changed.  And looking back on my post last year, our hopes came true, and Ephraim got to enjoy this first year at camp!

First lake "swim." It was a little cold!

(don't mind the pink and purple, poor EJ gets some borrowed items from his two girl cousins ;))

the pups

the crew

the best

8th annual weekend getaway!

This past weekend we had our 8th annual weekend trip to Katie's family's cottage on Lake Moraine in Hamilton, NY.  I love that we have kept this tradition up so long, and plan to continue it as long as possible!

Katie was practicing her photography skills, so we got tons of great pictures this year!  I've shared a few below.  We enjoyed swimming (well, mostly floating) in the lake, a bonfire and s'mores, great food, canoeing, and relaxation.

I did picture us having a little one with us this year, but we'll just hope that next year it will be true.  At least we were able to bring Mendon again, who enjoyed it lots!  We still didn't get her to swim, but she wanted to very badly!

the crew: Col, Mendon, and I, John, Christine, Jeremiah, and Buddy, and Katie and Aaron :)

last year's post/pictures & previous years' pictures

annual weekend getaway

This past weekend we had our 7th (WOW!) annual weekend getaway to Katie's family's cottage.  We keep growing each year, and this year was Katie and Aaron's newlywed summer, Mendon joined Buddy as dog guests, and Jeremiah joined us for the first time (well...he was there last year, secretively ;)).

 

 

We attempted for two days to get Mendon to swim, but she wasn't having it.  She did enjoy playing in the water, as long as she could still stand.  We could tell she wanted to get in so badly, and at one point she fell in off the dock due to her own curiosity.  We learned that she can swim, but she immediately booked it to shore.  At least she likes to play in the water.  That's what we get for having a mastiff I guess :)
 



We had a blast, like always :) Even though it rained some of the time, we had a great time playing games and catching up.  We ended the nights with bonfires, swam in the lake, and went to the annual dinner spot, Ye Olde Pizza Pub!

[Col & I, John, Christine & Jeremiah, Aaron & Katie]





We talked about how it will be fun to see our annual pictures as we continue to expand.  We also said it would be funny in 20 years from now to see how we look (and it was crazy to think that we'd then possibly have some kids in college!).  Thanks again for sharing your cottage, Katie!

 

[past post with past years' pictures]