7.25.2008

the lake top 5


So we're coming up on the end of this year's summer vacation...a lovely 11 days at the lake. To get Hannah's mind off of the unfortunate and premature ending of our very first ever Chinese Checkers game (picture lots of crying, a bit of screaming (her, not me) and a few unwelcomed threats {I'm going to wake up in the middle of the night and play again}, I asked her what her five favorite things have been about our time here. And here they are:

  1. the ice-cream shop
  2. going fast on the waverunner, getting splashed, and doing all the doughnuts (I have pics to prove this one!)
  3. collecting shells and pretty rocks and things on the beach
  4. playing "pretend driving" on The Going Boat
  5. going to Norwegian Bay and having a picnic {Can I have 6, Mom?}
  6. being a Spotter
She asked what my favorites were...
  1. floating
  2. Alex and the "Birthday Shirt"
  3. spending time with good friends
  4. going on the waverunner with Hannah
  5. all the boatrides we went on (I especially enjoy the one to the ice-cream shop. It almost seems like tradition now.)
  6. having time to sit and read
  7. and everything about my birthday day - waking up to Alex in the Birthday Shirt, the smell of my latte as I come out of the shower, birthday secrets, my own quiet time as the preparations were being made, dinner with the family (Alex's neatly combed hair), all three of them singing as they bring in the blueberry cake.
Later that night I asked Andy what his favorites were. And they are:
  1. riding with Hannah on the waverunner (boy was she having fun...bouncing when we hit the waves, loving getting splashed)
  2. the fishing boat ride (Kevin & Andy, 4 kiddos and the radio blasting) {the Mamas enjoyed some peace & quiet back on the dock}
  3. my birthday
  4. going as fast as the Going Boat will go
  5. taking the boat out one night by himself
I'll have to remember to ask Alex for his faves in the morning.