the girls and i took off the last week in july with the gilmore and harrison families to shing wako resort on edward lake (just north of brainerd). drew joined us for sunday and part of monday, he continues to have class in st. paul most nights and saturdays. the crew consisted of approximately 20 adults and 9 children. one of the benefits of the week was that there was never a shortage of food and pat and the boys (harrisons) love to cook/grill. here is part of the gang having a "dump dinner".
basically it was a big batch of crab, shrimp, polska, and veggies dumped on the table with all the fixings. the real kicker was we ate it all with our fingers! yummy!!
here are all the kiddos
back row: jake(10), kenya (10), justin (8), gibson (almost 7)middle: max(4 1/2)
front: chaya (5), ella (4 1/2), alex (4 1/2), abby (4)
another highlight was our beach. super clear and shallow. here we are starting a fun game.
team 1
team 2i had easter eggs filled with glass beads and then the eggs were put into the lake. the kids had to rush out and pick up only 1 egg at a time and then empty it into their team bucket. easy and the kids loved it. (it also wore them out!) it was nearly a tie 118 to 108.
in the picture above you can see the dock and actually there is even more dock beyond that. believe it or not, the whole way out there was only up to my waist and crystal clear!
chaya and abby with matching bikinis prior to the game
other highlights besides the food and the beach: the kids were entertained with all the frogs, toads, and minnows. (or whatever other creatures they could find) we enjoyed time at the resort playground, water balloons, and meeting new friends! look for more to follow.
