Rende-vous at Kangaroo Lake

We are just back from our second family reunion in Door County Wisconsin with Matt's mom's family and it was certainly time well spent. The weather held beautifully and I've decided that our little spot at Kangaroo Lake Resort is one of my all time favorites. Maybe it is because spring is still new and being outside still seems novel, but I just have great feelings about the place. It is peaceful, understated and all-together lovely.

La famille. We were 25 in number this year between the sisters, their parents, their families, the boyfriends, and the fiancee.


One of the things that I especially liked about the weekend was all the down time. We sat. We ate. We threw rocks into the lake. We played corn hole. We sat by the bon fire. We caught up with each other. Below are a few snippets from the weekend.

Uncle Jack and Uncle Michael brought their lacrosse sticks. Ella dutifully mowed the lawn with hers.

After watching his dad catch the ball with it, Noah actually tried to get the ball in the pocket.

The dudes looking all tough. Sort of.

E&N wandered over to Aunt Kris' kayaks. In keeping with their personalities, Ella immediately jumped in the kayak for an adventure and Noah checked it out for safety.

Noah, ready to paddle, but needing a push to get in the lake.

Ella, ready to help her brother out and push him in the lake.

Ella constantly wandered over to the swings. That girl loves a good swing.

Aunt Esther brought bubbles.

The water was still a bit chilly but neither seemed to notice much.

Then I got stuck in the lake with the kids.

Just kidding. We were roped to the dock.

Sunday evening Grandpa Potoshnick treated us to dinner at Fred and Fuzzy's in Sister Bay. I love this place --it is a bunch of porch tables and umbrellas set up on the beach. The best part was that the kids could wander on the beach before and after the meal. Seriously kid-friendly dining.

And of course, we finished off the night with ice cream at Wilson's.

Until next year...

MIA

I fully admit that I've been a slacker with the blog lately and I realize that 'I'm busy' is a lame excuse. The fact is that I don't really have a great excuse. I can, however, fill you in on what we've been up to.

With the onset of spring, one of our daily activities has been driving in our cars. It was amazing to see the gender differences as they approached the cars the first time. Ella checked it out, put some stuff in the trunk and then lost interest quickly. She'd put her feet out as we drove and then stand up. In general, she was a disaster of a driver.

Noah was all business. He immediately sat down, put his hands at 10 and 2, and was ready to drive.


Nini (my mom) came to visit and as usual, the kids adored having her around.

Dad was able to join us as well.

Noah continues to find small places to sit. We were packing the car for our trip to Chattanooga and I found Noah on the back porch like this.

Ella has made it known that, at times, she prefers to eat some meals while sitting in a big girl chair. We're working on that one.

And Noah continues to 'work' in the dirt. Ella continues to talk on her 'phone' all day long. the following items have been her phone in the last 24 hours: her shoe, a Clif bar, a TV remote, both cell phones, and a rock. I did not have a picture of it, but you get the idea. She's a talker.

And finally, we all headed south for Liz's graduation from Covenant. Congratulations Liz!