On August 1st, we left early and headed north. Like 6 hours north, with our destination being Halfway Lake. We had never been but had heard lots about it. So we thought we'd try it out. Overall we had great weather. The beach and lake was bea-u-ti-ful!!! The park was pretty nice - not quite as much shade on the sites like we'd prefer but it was okay. We just made sure we were at the beach during those really hot hours.
Anyway, I'll stop talking so you can flip through the pictures:
Keziah has taken quite an interest in cooking, thanks to Chopped. Here she is trying to mince a garlic with a press:
Before his buzz-cut. The little black flies were so bad they were getting caught in his hair. So we buzzed it off. Poor Keziah - she didn't have that choice. They ate her alive as well, especially on her freckle and scars.
Haha - this picture cracks me up!! No, Nathan is not enjoying the fire by himself. The two kids are behind the chair - they thought it was too hot!
Yes, her mean momma made her do school work on holidays! Not every day....just a few days a week. When school doesn't come easy, and momma knows how quickly kids lose what they've learned in the two months off, then school work is somewhat of a necessity. Just for 1/2 an hour or so.....
This was part of the his morning routine:
My parents came up for one day, which was so much fun!
Little did we know that on the same day, our closest friends made the trip up.....and had also booked a week here with us at Halfway Lake! Jenn, the stinker, never told me this. She knew we were there and we had told them we would love it if they could join us. That was a month earlier. The next day she booked it but every time we talked about it, she told me all the sites were taken. So weren't we surprised to see them! It was so awesome. Love this family so much!!
How nice it was for Keziah that on her birthday while camping, there were a few friends from back home to help her decorate and eat her birthday cupcakes!
Doesn't every 7 year old choose chewy steak (aka as rare....), broccoli and baked potato for the birthday meal?!
Can't believe she is 7! She brings so much joy to our family. She is such a contemplative thinker, creative, incredibly sensitive and responsible little girl. We are so blessed with this gift of a daughter.
Well, we are 6 days into our trip. 13 more days of pictures to go!
