What a weekend of fun at Harlan County Lake, celebrating (belatedly) my parent's 40th Wedding Anniversary. It was a great reason to celebrate--their 40 years of marriage is a wonderful example for all of us.
We rented 3 cabins for us kids & Dad & Mom had their camper. The playground equipment was really close by & the lake was near enough to walk down to fish or swim...Wait, no swimming, since is was only about 50 degrees out!
As you can see from our pictures on Saturday, we went from winter coats & huddling around the campfire to the kids getting out on the tube behind the boat. All the kids rode behind the boat but no one actually got in the water. Chloe was out there in jeans, long sleeve shirt, tennis shoes & a lifejacket! She didn't even get wet--of course they were going REALLY slow with her. They all had a blast.
Grandpa & Uncle Bruce were brave & took nearly all the grandkids out on the boat at once. It was quite a challenge just getting all of them into lifejackets. That took nearly as long as the boat trip itself.
Chris was battling poison ivy all weekend, so he was a bit miserable. But I never heard him complain. The deer will be worth it, my brother! (he was setting his deer stand when the poison ivy found him.)
We watched the Huskers play while sitting outside around the campfire. The guys finally shut the TV off out of frustration & went to bed, only to find out they missed a closer game than they thought. We bundled up in our parkas to eat homemade ice cream that night, too.
It rained both mornings we were there, so we spent more time inside & around the campfire than a "normal" campout, but it was great quality time together. We're thinking it should be an annual event.
We rented 3 cabins for us kids & Dad & Mom had their camper. The playground equipment was really close by & the lake was near enough to walk down to fish or swim...Wait, no swimming, since is was only about 50 degrees out!
As you can see from our pictures on Saturday, we went from winter coats & huddling around the campfire to the kids getting out on the tube behind the boat. All the kids rode behind the boat but no one actually got in the water. Chloe was out there in jeans, long sleeve shirt, tennis shoes & a lifejacket! She didn't even get wet--of course they were going REALLY slow with her. They all had a blast.
Grandpa & Uncle Bruce were brave & took nearly all the grandkids out on the boat at once. It was quite a challenge just getting all of them into lifejackets. That took nearly as long as the boat trip itself.
Chris was battling poison ivy all weekend, so he was a bit miserable. But I never heard him complain. The deer will be worth it, my brother! (he was setting his deer stand when the poison ivy found him.)
We watched the Huskers play while sitting outside around the campfire. The guys finally shut the TV off out of frustration & went to bed, only to find out they missed a closer game than they thought. We bundled up in our parkas to eat homemade ice cream that night, too.
It rained both mornings we were there, so we spent more time inside & around the campfire than a "normal" campout, but it was great quality time together. We're thinking it should be an annual event.
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