Many of our greatest summer memories each year are made at "the lake", which for our family is Dave's grandparents cottage on Demmons Pond in Howard, NY. This spot was were Dave's great-grandfather built a cottage back in the 30s, where is Grandma grew up and even where she and Grandpa used to meet up in their younger years. There is a lot of family history here as 4 generations have jumped, swam and played in these waters.
July 2nd - A perfect start to the holiday weekend...staying cool by the lake.
Teddy was our star swimmer this year. He gained a lot of confidence with his swimmies.
Fishing was one of their favorite activities at the lake this year.
We were back to the lake on the 4th of July with the Peterson family.
Grandpa Young is sharing some of his vast knowledge with Denton.
A couple of weeks later, we were back with Aunt Shel, Cohen and Cooper.
Just a few of the crazy shots we got while trying to get the annual photo of the boys sitting on the railroad tie.
When all the crazy ones left, there was still a cutie sitting all by himself.
Back at home, the month of July was HOT for Mama! Here is a shot of me 5 months pregnant and all dressed up in my Derby gear for a friend's baby shower.
Denton catching a little snooze on the hammock. What a life!
The hot days made it great for some water play!
Denton loves his water table...a birthday gift from Grandma Betsy! Here is the BEFORE...
...and here is AFTER. He didn't even make it through lunch.
One highlight in July was the boys first camping experience in the backyard. It started around 8:30 with a campfire, popcorn and juice.
And ended about 10 o'clock when Daddy brought in 2 tired boys who got spooked by the cat.
More July pictures in the next post from our vacation in the Adirondacks! We are getting catch up!!
