Weather was beautiful at the lake. When Jayden arrived, he immediately went down to the dock looking for the first seashells of the season.
The boys and Nathan prepare for their annual "Polar Bear Jump" into the icy water.
Nathan commented that the water was slightly warmer than last year's earlier jump.
Survivors of the Jump! Jayden even went in for a second!
Claire decides to wait at least another year for her jump. Taja accidently fell in, as she misjudged the space between the dock and pontoon!
Claire was pretty proud of herself using the "Big Rings" this week-end. She's grown taller, so can reach them now.
Snack Time on the Pontoon
Beautiful Friday evening pontoon ride.
Father-Daughter-Dog Moment
Happy Faces on the Season's First Pontoon Ride!
Guess the Silhouette!
Baseball Season begins!
The Cheerleader
The game wasn't quite as interesting as the sand pile!
How can you resist that smile!
We had lots of little projects this week-end. We brought up wood from our old deck to add to the wood pile.
Jerry has a 25 pound limit. Doctor's Orders!
"Boys with their nets" is a common sight at the lake.
The Work Crew
Pancakes and sausage starts the day out right!
Jason & Nathan haul in the jet-ski ramp.
Sand Sculptures
Jason mows the lawn for the second time this week. He had been visiting the Dunseith Port earlier in the week, and stopped after work to mow. Thanks, Jason!
Special Moments
Cousin Conversation
Mom & Dad drove up Saturday to enjoy the beautiful day with us.
Jayden is always happy to spend time with Taj.
Spending time with Great Grandparents is also the best!
Pontooning
Mom found a few spring clean-up jobs also.
Jayden and Grandpa played some catch.
It's hard to believe two weeks ago today Jerry had his heart attack. I'd say he's healing nicely!
Taking time to relax is a must at the lake.
Sherry found a few huge limbs.
Friends Brandi & Jeremy stopped up Saturday with baby Brayden. Tiff couldn't resist a little cuddle time.
The boys convinced Great-Grandma & Grandpa to take them to Walmart.
The Flom family is off and running. Stop again!
Great-Grandma comforts Cole with a warm compress following a painful insect bite.
Evening Cruise Time. Lindsay also came today.
Scooter Time
The Spectators
Campfire Time
Jason made wonderful pizza pockets and cherry turnovers from his new cookbook, "Campfire Cooking."
Oh, how Jayden loves this dog!
Playing cards with Daddy is SO much fun!
Claire often snuggles in for a "Pontoon Snooze." Taj mans the Captain's Post!
Nathan & Cole helped neighbors at the lake remove tree branches from their roof. Jeni, Nathan, Sherry, & Lindsay also helped them put their dock and boat ramp in. Helping others makes the heart feel good! (I'm sure Nathan could say this better!)
Sherry, Claire & I went over to Mom & Dad's to help out with some Spring Planting. Claire was very interested in what Grandma was doing.
The Planting Crew
Dad manned the Hose.
Friday we headed for the lake once again. The boys decided to get a better look at the weather from the camper's deck.
The boys are always searching for something in the water.
Saturday morning Jayden brought his Mom coffee in bed. What a sweet son!
Severe weather was predicted, and boy were they right! At the onset of showers, the boys headed out for a run.
Nathan & Claire took pictures from the warm & dry cabin.
Heading back
Drenched, but happy!
The "Not so happy with the weather" crew!
Walmart is always a good choice when the weather doesn't cooperate. The boys bought-you guessed it-more cards!
Sherry decided to begin potting flowers during a break in the showers.
Claire purchased a Big Coloring Book and markers.
Jeni decided to play a little catch with the boys. She's playing softball herself this summer.
Tiff & Jason helped out with the planting. They've had lots of experience with this!
Claire helped put carrots in the foil potato packets for supper. She loves helping in the kitchen.
The boys had some fun tossing stones in the lake.
Our wood pile looks good after two trailer loads of wood from our old deck!
The boys take a quick break from ball to warm up by the fire.
This crew stayed a little longer! It was hard to believe we could actually have a fire with all the rain we had today.
The breakfast cooks! Jerry grilled sausage, Sherry made French toast, and I warmed up potatoes from the night before, and fried eggs. All low cholesterol of course.
First in line!
The boys of summer!
When all were gone, a coat of stain went on the decks. One good thing about the 30-40 mph wind was that it dried up the wet decks! Hoping for a warm and dry Memorial Day week-end!
