As usual August and September had me swamped with the garden and school starting so I haven't gotten around to sharing about our family vacations we had last month.
We spent a week at the lake with Seth's family as usual. We had to find a new cabin and were lucky to have friends willing to let us use theirs. You would think it would feel crowded with over 30 people staying at one place, but we have learned that where there's a will there's a way. A few people slept in the garage and we pulled a camper up for our family to sleep in. The weather was nice and the company was great so we managed just fine. I didn't get too many pictures, but I'll share a few.
Charlie loved the outdoor Jenga game - he especially relished getting to sign a block every time he won.
Playing with the silly face coasters:
Here's Olivia hanging out with AJ, who is one of her very favorite people. Even when she is being super clingy to me, and person after person has unsuccessfully tried to take her in order to give me a break. she will never refuse to go to AJ.
Right on the heels of that vacation, my brother came to visit with his two daughters. My parents treated all our families to a weekend at Great Wolf Lodge hotel. That place has more to keep kids busy than I ever imagined - including an arcade which my mom described as her "version of hell." Of course, the waterpark was everyone's favorite. The only downside was Olivia wasn't feeling great and was clinging to me the whole time, but we made it through and everyone else had a blast. I managed to get a few more pictures of this trip, but not many.