Chicago 2011: The Lake House

We had so much fun at the lake house this year.
Mike and Jeff & I and the girls were the only ones staying there this year, which was kind of weird. But kind of cool.
Like I said before, this wasn't as relaxing of a vacation as years past. No sleeping in for poor daddy ;) I don't think he loved being up so early with the girls.

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It was fun to have the twins there with us though.
The weather was perfect the whole 2 weeks! I guess it had been pretty cold and rainy before we got there, but it was super hot while we were there.
The lake water was cold when we first got there but it warmed up real fast with how hot it was. The girls weren't big fans of the water at first because it was cold but liked it more as it got warmer.

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We found an exersaucer in the basement and let the girls play in it. They thought it was pretty much the coolest thing ever!

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Bruce and Tiffany's kids love to play baseball on the lawn. One day Jeff & Matt got in on a game with Carter & Lauren.

Jeff & I weren't able to spend as much time on the boat this year as we usually do, but Scott & Jill volunteered to watch the girls so we were able to go out and ski a few times.

This swing was a.m.a.z.i.n.g. The babies had a hard time napping while we were there. I think there was just too much going on all the time and with them not being at home, they just didn't sleep well during the day. The two best naps they had were at Johnny K's. Jeff and I went there for lunch and they fell asleep in the car and slept through lunch and stayed asleep for a couple more hours in their car seats when we got back to the house.

When they were grumpy and wouldn't go to sleep, we took them to the swing. Worked every time.

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They slept awesome at night though, which is all that really matters right?? ;)

I think they were just so worn out from being outside all day every day!

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We're so glad we were able to spend the time we did at the lake house this year. We found out a few weeks ago it was our last summer there. The lake house was sold and we are so bummed about it. Jeff has spent summers at the lake since he was a little boy. I obviously haven't been around that long but I have been able to spend a few weeks there each summer for the last 4 years and I feel lucky to have been able to spend that time there with Jeff's family. It was always a blast and I have many great memories there!