Getaway trip

Brian’s parents offered to watch our oldest four children for a week so we decided to enjoy some time away by ourselves….plus Iris.

We went to a friend’s lake house for two nights.  Iris saw the menu and decided to forage a bit while we unloaded the car.

We ate dinner outside and I found the biggest “hopper” I’ve ever seen! This definitely takes foraging to a new level. We decided to take it home to show the kids.

We took a nice evening boat ride around the lake. A trolling motor is a fantastic addition to a paddle boat – quieter and much faster.

Iris quickly got tired of the constraints of a life jacket and forgot to enjoy the sunset.

Back on the dock it took a while for us to come back into her good graces. We played backgammon while she recovered herself.

That evening Iris surprised us with her new ability – pulling up to a stand! She is so proud of herself.

After an early morning swim in the lake we had a good breakfast and took off on a 10 mile bike ride.

Brian liked the name of this realty company.

After another nice swim we were hungry! I whipped up some grub, we ate and then everyone took a nap.

Played Upwords (I won) while we ate supper. Iris enjoyed score keeping for a while then wanted a new challenge.

We had enjoyed some watermelon with our dinner so I put her in the ice chest to contain the mess and let her chomp away.

Brian put her in the sink for cleanup. She was one happy baby!

We had popcorn and watched a movie that evening while Iris played and climbed all over us and the couch.

Our final morning we enjoyed another early swim, breakfast and a shorted bike ride. Then we cleaned the cabin before leaving. Brian got to try out a water vacuum and did a good job tidying the place up.  We had a nice relaxing time of no schedule and minimal responsibility. Great to just be together and play for a bit. Thank you so much to my in-laws for the childcare and Katie for the animal care!