won't you stay

David has been rationing his vacation days for this year, and he took his second day off (in 6 months!) for a mini staycation this weekend. We wanted to be able to actually spend the night at the lake house- something we always wish we could do when the sun starts to set and life calms down on the lake- so we did! We spent Thursday and Friday nights, and we headed back out there Sunday after church.

memories from this weekend will include:

David making his grandma's shredded beef and potatoes for the gang, and enjoying it lakeside

lots of fishing

catching a 40 pound fish-that-looked-like-a-log (David + Patty)

swimming practice (some late at night)

helping Hayden not drown ... and work on her strokes

collecting our deviant dog from the neighbor's house multiple times

heartfelt conversations about life

first ski run of the year (behind the jet ski... resulting in immense soreness)

date night with Kevin & Lynn (first time ever!)

reading this book (eh... it was fine)

sleeping in the latest we can remember (8:30! even the dog!)

spending 1.5 hours making pancakes and bacon

World Cup soccer

sunburns and suntans

drinking approx an entire case of G2

Kate's first tube ride

Kate crying through her first tube ride

figuring out that instead of riding the tube Kate would rather swim, twirl and pretend to lay her head on the surface of the water (and try to drink it... ew) - adorable and SO fun

a failed attempt to slalom

... lost sunglasses due to the former

30+ people shindig to honor all 4 Mosier kids (Lynn, Sam, Karen and Joe) in town, Cissy in town and Uncle Dave in town

having an entire family of non-relatives treat us like their own