The Cahill's

The adventure continues.

The weather was absolutely perfect for camping! Cold but not freezing at night and cool to warm during the day.

Our first morning Brian cooked up a fantastic breakfast which we ate down by the lake. I had fun feeding crumbs to the fish.

We cleaned up then hit the bike trails for at least ten miles of riding.

After lunch we decided to play horseshoes on the beach prior to swimming. We also decided to hike the long way around to the beach. Poor Brian carried the horseshoes the whole way – I carried the stakes 🙂 When we finally made it to the beach we were really hot and in danger of getting a sunburn but after toting the gear all that way we just HAD to play a game. 🙂 It seems that every time I’m expecting we take a trip and do a lot of physical activity – this time was no exception. Afterward the game (Brian won) we took a refreshing dip in the lake and raced out to the floating dock. Brian was shocked with my speed and I told him it was because I was so skinny I had no drag 🙂

After our swim we played a few games. Brian creamed me at Tennessee for Two but I paid him back in Cribbage, getting the highest scoring hand you can possibly have and ending the game in a skunk.

Final event before supper and s’mores was the nature walk. We found a pretty spring and took our picture of course!

At the top of the spring I found a Geo Cache – didn’t know what it was and was afraid to disturb it but found out later that it’s a sort of game and people try to find them then record it in a little book located inside the box. Oh well.

They had done a lot of controlled burning in the park. Brian and I were amazed at how precise they were – leaving clear trails in the middle of burned patches.

Some nature. Dogwoods were in bloom which added a pretty touch to the park.

All in all, we had a wonderful time and marveled how easy life was with just two people. Thanks to Brian’s parents for watching the kids!

The party.

Last Thursday the kids and I set out on a little adventure. We visited friends, ate good food and ended up at Brian’s parents for the night.

Friday was a Dr. visit – Lance only holds an inch and two pounds on Ivy. They had a ball playing with the paper and tape measure and both had the staff charmed from the time they walked in the door. Afterwards we drove to visit another good friend then back to the Cahill’s for dinner where Daddy joined us!

Saturday was cousin Oliver’s first birthday! He loves monkeys and his mom and aunt Kim did a great job on the cake don’t you think?

Lance wasn’t so sure about the monkey (a puppet). When he finally worked up courage to touch the monkey (with daddy’s help), the monkey bit him! Daddy and Uncle Nathan laughed so hard! It took Lance the entire weekend to come to terms with the monkey.

The morning started out with a game of “darts” – even Mrs. Cahill played! Brian and Benj. really had it out.

Lance made a couple good shots too.

After morning naps came birthday party time! The boys donned their hats.

This is Ivy, moments before snapping herself in the face with the elastic band. She won the sympathy of the crowd.

Lance still isn’t sure about the monkey – “Who keeps putting him next to me?!”

Ivy enjoys the benefits of being in the presence of doting relatives (everyone gets presents!) While Lance goes the more direct route and commandeers all of Oliver’s gifts by right of being the biggest,,,,er, oldest.

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Bubbles completed the day and after loads of fun and too much cake all three cousins were tucked away for nap time.

Stay tuned for Part 2 – Mom and Dad’s trip!