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Being able to take the boys back to the lake for a month is a blessing that we do not take for granted.  We are so thankful the boys get to have all of these memories, and they look forward to livin’ the lake life every Summer!

This year the boys and I flew by ourselves, and then Daddy joined us a few weeks later.

Of course our first stop is Taco Johns!  It’s really a blessing to not live by this restaurant.  It’s too yummy :).

The lake greeted us with this sight.

Fishing is by far one of the greatest activities the boys love doing while we’re there.  For Asher, the love for the sport has only grown.  He nerds out about fish.  He watches fishing shows, he reads about fish studying the different types and where they live and what kinds of bait they like to eat…we knew this was how he was going to spend most of his days.  It was neat to see Beck really getting into the sport this year as well.  Last year he threw his fishing pole into the lake because he caught a fish and was scared.  This year he caught several fish on his new BB8 pole, and was so excited to be in the game :).

Asher caught some really great fish right off the dock!  He didn’t catch a northern though.  We tried to explain to him why they’re not that great, but he really wants to see all their teeth up close, ha!  Maybe next year, Buddy.

Ohhhhhh THANK YOU Mr. Bob!!!!  Asher was able to really get a taste of the fruits of his labor this year!  Mr. Bob taught Asher how to filet his catches, and he even allowed Asher to keep fishing while he took care of the filleting for him.  It was so sweet!  What’s even sweeter is that Mr. Bob was our neighbor when I was growing up, so we have a long history together.  I love that the boys have gotten to know him as well, because him and his wife are treasures.

Asher fished with the reel that my mom’s dad gave to her as a gift :).

Beck took the paddle boat out to do some evening fishing.

This before and after is hilarious!  One sharp buck from this fish, and he plopped right back into the lake!

“He didn’t bite the guy away!” Hahaha!

Mom and I love to garage sale, so she would give the boys money for our shopping times together, and they could pick out whatever they wanted.  For some reason, Beck’s heart was set on this tiny Georgia spoon, ha! 

This was crazy!  This little, beautiful Finch bird let the boys pet him!  He sat still for a few minutes, walked around the deck, and then just flew off like it was no big deal that he just stopped in for a visit.  In all the years, we’ve never experienced this before.  It was a sweet moment!

The go kart.  Gosh the boys love buzzing around in this thing.  Beck kept proclaiming before we got to the lake, “I think this is my year to drive the go kart by myself.”  This was in fact his year.  He nailed it :).

He clearly did not have the time for an interview, ha! 

The golf cart.  More things that go fast, ha!  

And the fastest of them all.  The Vette :).

We missed being with Daddy on Father’s Day, but the boys made this adorable video for him that I wanted to include so we forever have this sweetness.

Swimming.  The clothes line was always stocked with wet clothes, because the boys would jump in and out whenever their little hearts desired.  Being in the water is definitely their most favorite thing to do while we’re there.  Playing on the paddle boat, skipping rocks, riding waves with life jackets, looking for clams, trying to net fish, just soaking it all in with each other. 

The boys also decided to make their own youtube channel that teaches kids how to play some of their favorite games.  This was a whole day of filming and editing, but it turned out so cute.  What a keepsake.

Grandma Joy Joy gave the boys some spending money before they left to buy some fun new toys to have on their break.  They were pretty excited about their new finds :).

This grassy field that we walk by everyday looked so pretty with the wind.

Poppin’ and lockin’.

We took the boys to the Parade at the nearby town.  It was pouring rain right before everything started, and then completely let up as the parade began.  

I think my favorite memory from this whole night was when this band stopped right in front of us and gave us a personal show for a minute.  As they turned and marched away, Asher said under his breath, “that’s a lot of white socks.”  Hahaha!  I had to take a picture.  He’s right, ha!  They also played really well, but I guess the sea of white socks overshadowed the performance for him :).