Sunday, our friends Derrick and Ellie joined us at the cabin and we've made a daily ritual of boating, eating and drinking for the last three days. Fourth of July at the cabin is definitely different with kids in tow, but it's equally fun. We can still float and relax in the water; we just have to capitalize on every minute of nap time. Andi and I were laughing about it actually. The minute I walk upstairs after putting Tory down to sleep, I point out the window and we bee-line for the lake. Last night by the campfire, we had beers, bug spray and baby monitors lined up on our laps.
Monday we made another trip to the strawberry patch. Tory absolutely loved the strawberries we picked a few weeks ago, but hasn't been so crazy about the store-bought variety. Girlfriend prefers sweet, juicy strawberries fresh off the vine. The weather was hot and humid and not quite as pleasant as our last visit, but we still filled a pail to take home.
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| Daddy and Tory picking strawberries |
The boys spend every evening casting a few lines. They catch lots of sunfish and large mouth bass. Andi wants to have a fish fry one of these nights. He, of course, bought a fancy outdoor fish cooker from Amazon he's dying to try out.
Merrill will absolutely love the trip to the cabin over Labor Day!! He spends most every weekend frying up his catches from the farm ponds in Nebraska! I'm not a fish lover by far, but he really can make it taste like chicken! Andi will love his fish fryer!
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