Craft time ... decorating hats and cup holder...they thought it was very cool

The kids were anxious to get out on the lake

heading back to the house after playing on the boat

Rachel looks like a professional swimmer after her jump
check out Eddie's dive...great form.
Kristina thinks the water is too cold

kids jump off the boat into the lake.

Clayton says its cold but found the courage to just do it.

Eddie and Clayton jump off the boat and swim in the middle of Lake Michigan...its only 42 feet deep...

"Its so cool to drive the boat" says Clayton

taking turns driving the boat...

Opa's friend the chipmunk comes to visit several times a day...he's quite brave and let me get very close to take this picture.

Sydney is too cute!

Jacob is telling us about a spider on the boat...gotta love his facial expressions.

Katy and I stayed up late one night talking and polishing our fingers with very bright purple polish....definitely not something we'd wear any other place but the beach.

check out my purple toes...

this is the view while we sit on the deck...the lake is just far enough away that we can see if the kids are heading that way.

Watching to boats go by is so relaxing

Matthew enjoying a quiet morning with a magazine and his sweetie pie....Kaitlyn is very much a daddy's girl.