Not wasting a minute!

Fortunately we get to spend some gorgeous days at the lake. Unfortunately, it only happens once/year. That said, we haven't wasted one single minute having a good time this weekend! What I like the most is reliving my own childhood experiences at the lake through my children; learning all about staying in a cabin (constantly wearing shoes, the bugs, nothing is kid-proofed and not everything functions properly), finding things to keep us busy without toys and electronics, learning about nature and just exploring something new!

Regan started out the morning with her cousins fishing off the dock. Thanks to Shane for filling in and baiting her hook as well as pulling off the multiple sunfish she caught!

Then it was off for a boat ride with Grandma Jan and Papa! The saddest part was when it was over, thankfully we got to go for more throughout the day.

The weather warmed up and the sun was shining so the girls took a dip (daddy is probably gagging right now because yes, mommy let them swim in a lake). When we asked Regan what was in the lake she named the usual "fish, sand, ducks" and then said "fuzzy stuff" as she started walking through some algae/seaweed!!!

Shane took Regan and Olivia for a row boat ride. Good thing he's a teacher; he instructed them to sing "Row Row Row Your Boat" and I'm pretty sure anyone with less patience would've gone nuts with these two singing throughout the ride!

The girls and I left the resort for a few hours to go into the city for a break. We found a fun park (Noonan's Park) with this adorable house. Connecting it to the playground was a little bridge across a pond; of course, the girls didn't stop on the bridge long enough for a picture seeing as though a playground was on the other side.

Sidney loved the gigantic tunnel slide and went up and down over and over again. What a cutie!

We ended the night with another campfire complete with s'mores and a pizza pie fry. Every year on the Saturday of Labor Day, we watch fireworks over the lake. This was Sidney's first real experience with fireworks and she loved it (these started before 9pm so it was perfect!). When they ended, the girls naturally thought it was bedtime and finally, this mommy could relax!