Weekend at Deer Lake

Kristin and I headed up to Deer Lake with the kids Friday after lunch with my Mom at Applebees. Of course, we had to stop at McDonald's for ice cream & Lindstrom bakery for donuts on the way! Mom followed us and made her own stops. Together, we enjoyed the nice afternoon at the lake, despite the fact that Anna didn't nap! Paul brought up Panino for dinner and we enjoyed lazy time at the lake together. After getting the kids sleep, we enjoyed playing 500. We had a little tournament and Paul won, only edging me out by 90 points.

Saturday morning, everyone but my mom went out to breakfast at "Our Place" (formally Embers). The kids love eating breakfast so we have to order them both meals. Since Alex is a carb king, he eats pancakes and Anna always loves her eggs (and jelly, straight from the containers). The next stop after breakfast was our traditional Walmart trip. Have to stock up on things we need (and don't need).

When we returned, it was time for more playing. The weather wasn't very warm, so we enjoyed lots of sweatshirt time on the deck. Mom brought up my cousin's car that they had and it's quite a hit with Anna & Alex, although Alex has a hard time letting Anna have a turn. Anna's big enough where she understands how to take turns, Alex is not.

Saturday afternoon, my friend Maren joined us and Paul's parents came over for dinner too. Kebabs on the grill were fantastic! Paul and I went over to say good-bye to his aunt Shell who has a lake place close to our cabin and came back for more cards with everyone. Maren showed us who's boss by beating us all in up & down the river (that's the PC words for the game). Sunday, we had breakfast and headed out for a hike around our cabin. We were lucky enough to snag a few berries on our walk. When we came back, the kids had lunch, and we took Anna out for a boat ride (our only ride on the lake of the weekend). The kids rested and we played more cards. Maren continued her domination and beat us at our own game, for the 2nd time that weekend. (She's not invited back). We headed home after the kids woke up and stopped at Paninos on the way home for dinner (apparently, you can't get too much of a good thing).

Such a great weekend with everyone at Deer Lake. We're so blessed to have such a great place for our family to be away, and have it be so close to home.