Saturday, Part II - Tubing, Dinner and Cake

Today has been very windy on the lake which proved to be perfect sailing weather.

Meanwhile in the kitchen...
two more empty ice cream cartons

Lunch...

A game of "soccer" on the raft a lot of laughing and jumping in the lake

more soccer

and posing for the camera

More trips into the hot tub

When I took the last picture, I told the boys that it looked like all the others. Instantly, this is the response I received.

Time for the boat with "Captain Grandpa"

The boys were hoping to do some waterskiing this afternoon. Unfortunately, it was very windy and the water was rough. It was not optimal for skiing and especially difficult for learning. We decided we would tube instead. The boys were so much fun to watch. They each wanted to go in twice, challenging Grandpa to knock them off the tube. Due to the rough water, it didn't take much! Everyone was tossed.

NICK

SEAN

STEVE

MIKE

We're still smiling!

and relaxing

still "thinking"

A look back at the lake house

Our final dinner was a homemade pasta dinner prepared by Grandma

I loved all of our meals together. Everyone chatted and Grandma and Grandpa loved their company. For dessert we had Birthday Cake for Sean

A Seneca Farms ice cream cake, of course

Haven't we had enough ice cream???

Our vacation is wrapping up. The boys spent more than an hour in the hot tub just chatting tonight. I truly believe they had a great week. I hate to see it end:(

Saturday Morning - Amish Marketplace / Random Shots

Saturday morning began with alarms (soccer horns!) going off at 5:30 as Nick, Sean and Mike wanted to go fishing.

Sean landed the biggest catch of the week!
After fishing, Nick began his day by finishing his ice cream.

Nick is the first to officially finish his 1/2 gallon! Sorry, Louann:)

My father took a quick picture of the boys with "Mom," the official trip chauffeur and photographer

Sean wanted to take everyone to the Windmill. It is a local farm and craft market where many local Amish and Mennonite members of the community market their products.

The boys had delicious egg sanwiches for breakfast at the market

A few photos of the marketplace (crowded early)

I don't like to take pictures of people without their permission but I did snap this one of a couple of Mennonite girls.

The marketplace is quite large (and crowded) with lots to look at. The boys had fun wandering and picking out small purchases to take home.

On the way back to the house, we took a few pictures we had missed.

A picture of just one of the MANY, MANY corn fields in the region

Some of the favorite pretzels, dips, etc. that we have enjoyed over the past few days are from this place. It is an Amish bulk food store. We made a stop to stock up on some favorites.
We stopped back at Seneca Farms for a birthday cake for tonight and took a picture of the sign outside. Thank you Kevin for the suggestion:)

So many flavors, too few days! The boys each chose a milkshake for the ride home.

This is a picture of the Trading Post where we had breakfast yesterday before heading to Niagara Falls.

We're back at the lake and looking forward to an afternoon here. The lake is a little rough for waterskiing so we will probably go tubing after lunch. In the meantime,

a little kayaking will keep the boys going!

Watch for Part II tonight.

Friday, Part II - Back at the Lake

When we returned to the lake, everyone was exhausted. The boys decided to put on their suits and spent the next hour swimming and "relaxing."

Kevin had a difficult car ride. He slept for a few minutes when we arrived home but joined us, with a smile, a short while later. A true trooper!

A quiet dip

Appetizers on the porch

Fully recoverd from the difficult ride in the car.

The lobster cooker is out to prepare dinner.

Just relaxingAll tired, but still smiling!

"The Thinker"

Grandpa is checking the water. Unfortunately, the evening was pretty windy and we were having a tough time getting the flame to heat the water. We decided to take our cooking indoors.

The water is finally ready and Sean chooses two lobsters.

Kevin declares, "No, Thanks!"

The boys were lining up to help cook dinner.

Kevin and Steve opted out of helping with the cooking:)

It's time to cook dinner...

Nick starts the process.

Last one is in!

20 minutes later

"I might not want to handle him, but I definitely want to eat him!"

Mike asked if he could bring " " home. (Don't worry, the answer was "NO!")

A lobster-loving crowd

Post feast

A feast (not CORN!)

As we sat on the porch, there was a beautiful crescent moon and star-filled sky. I'm sorry I didn't get a picture. It looks like Mother Nature is going to cooperate again tomorrow!

And on to dessert!

...and a little while later...

Grandpa sent them upstairs with their ice cream.

I SCREAM!

Ahhh...a tasty ending to another wonderful day! I can't believe tomorrow is our last day already but the boys have been planning everything they want to do all day. Looking forward to it!