McCall

This past weekend the Hamilton's invited us up to hang out in McCall with them. How could we say no to a weekend at a cozy cabin by the lake?! We definitely lucked out with the weather (in the mid to high 60's and sunny) considering what a wet spring/late summer we have had. There was still a lot of snow in the mountains, which made for some awesome views during our boat rides, and the lake was VERY cold so we didn't get much swimming in. Being up there made me really miss Bellingham and realize how very lucky I was to grow up on a lake (thank you Mom and Dad - I don't say it enough) *sigh*.

Friday night trying to round up the kiddos for bedtime:
Saturday we took the kids to the market and ate our lunch by the lake. Amazingly I was able to get all the girls (Drew was sleeping) in a photo looking at the camera:Sunday we hung out by the lake and built sandcastles:It's a shame that I didn't get a picture of this sand castle - it was quite the palace. Drew watched from the sidelines in between eating handfuls of sand:The girls watched/followed the geese and goslings:

Delaney and Isla helped Ryan and Jesse blow up the inter tube:So they could play in it on the beach:

Meredith and Delaney showed Isla how to ride in the tube behind the boat, but she wasn't having it when her turn came up. No shocker there - she is a very cautious girl, which is fine with me. She decided to drive the boat instead:Thanks for hosting us Hamiltons - we had the best time! Next we are off to Bellingham for Papa's 60th birthday/4th of July celebration!