Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Family...Food...Fun

August long is always a great time. It's when Trevor's whole family gets together at the cottage. We had good weather...although it was really windy at times. But we still had a great time. Fish were caught, races were run, games were played, prizes were won, boat rides happened and so much more.

There was a donut eating contest



If you leave a donut unattended Trevor was sure to take your place...sorry #12

you can turn anything into a contest...even corn husking!

Mom made shirts for all the grandkids...I guess this was instead of trying to remember all their names...now we would just call out ,"Hey #5 time for lunch"

a very complex road system was constructed

Many hours in the sandbox

Checking out one of the prizes won



You can only imagine what is being talked about with this group. AKA the BTA ( Big Talkers Association)



Beach time!


A dragon fly landed on my shorts...it was in the middle of devouring a wasp


I swear I was holding a fish! It slipped right out of my hands, you can kind of see the splash in the lower right corner. Ask Andrew he was fishing too!

Hot wheels race Cottage style!!!

Grandpa and #5

We had a hoot celebrating all the kids birthdays this weekend


We went for a nature walk

We saw this "teenage" bald eagle by it's nest. These guys can't fly yet which is why we could get this close without it flying off.

The last morning there. I took the kids fishing one last time and our guy caught a jack!
Also I lost my cell phone battery in the lake.
It is so hard to leave the lake with water this calm!

2 comments:

Trevor said...

First of all, you don't ever have to call #5 for lunch, she just knows and shows up. The BTA has to talk about something. August long is our Annual General Meeting. And 3rd, I was just helping #12 place better, she tagged out and I stepped in like a Champ to help out!

Bernie said...

WOW!! I love the look of your blog!! It's amazing how the background stays still and the pictures move.
Looks like you had a great time at the lake - thanks for sharing the awesome photos and memories.
Bernie

Little princess wish list

-Horse t shirts size 12- she is starting to fit ladies extra small but they have to be a small cut and not a big gaping neckline ( More big girl/ladies styles not little girl, Out here Cowtown has some nice ones)

Heartland T V series DVD . She has Seasons, 1,2,4,9

Big dude Wish List

--NHL Hockey cards, really any brand

--Bulk Lego ( new or used)

--Lego mats

--Lego gift cards



Trevor's list

*Jets big fist can coozie around $35 Jersey city
*self rollback airhose reel
*mig welder
*headphones -good for running
The following is for the"Man Room":
He wants a classy contemporary lounge type feel
-set of glasses/mugs--(ie Jets or Team Canada Hockey)
-items needed to use when having guests over to watch, "The Big Game"
-Sports paraphernalia (no strong themes) some specific teams are: jets, Bombers, team canada, old logo canucks(black and yellow), Elm Creek Kernels. ** He has a Team Canada Jersey and an old logo Jets Jersey and new Jets Jersey**

Melanie 's wish List


* caramel and vanilla or mint chocolate or cinnamon flavoured marshmellows
*Gift cards for Marshalls/Winners/Homesense