At the Lake Place

As kids, my brother and I would go with my mom to spend at least a week at the lake in MN. My grandfather built a house there to enjoy. And we all did. In TX, the summer is brutal in August, but we would escape for a bit to northern MN where is was warm in the day and cool at night.

Now I can take my kids. This year was special since Kraig, Nara and the girls joined us. The kids saw each other last summer, and it was like they were never apart. I love that.

We played in the water

On the boat







With the neighbor's dog

On the cabin floor


We tried to feed some ducks, who were smart enough to swim away quickly from our rowdy herd.


We roasted marshmallows

and painted toes

Sometimes we just spent our time relaxing


Mostly, we just enjoyed each others company.

We played cards and drank (that was not a kid activity). Best of all, it was like we saw each other just the week before and would of course be getting together in another few days.

I love easy friends like that. The friendship where you pick up when you need to and allow it to go dormant when you don't. No one gets their feeling hurt over it, you just understand each other and how life is happening. It was worth the trip for just those few days.