Lake House

What a wonderful weekend! No phones, no internet, no tv! We drove up to Bernice on Friday morning and enjoyed a very relaxing, yet productive weekend. Chris and I got some more painting done, our bed in our bedroom, assembled the boys new bunk beds, and the lawn mowed (thanks to one of our neighbors!) We tried two new restaurants that were both wonderful and discovered the convenience store down the streets has a Godfather's Pizza. Very good and convenient! Lillie spent most of her time getting into the water when she wasn't supposed to, following the boys, and playing with Tucker. Tucker loves the lake! He just enjoys being outside and running around. Draven and Jorge spent most of the weekend fishing. I think they have finally discovered that you can have fun without electronics. I had a hard time getting them to leave.
My dad is now officially a lake resident. He closes on his house in Grove on Thursday. He was so ready to leave the city. Until he closes he will be staying at our shack on the lake. He is helping us get some stuff done while he is staying there. This morning he already got a ceiling fan hung in our bedroom. He also met our new handy man at the house this morning to get a shower installed. We are getting hot water by the end of the day too. It is hard to stay at the lake house without hot water or a shower. We did discover that there is a shower at the Nature Center across the street (in case of emergency) for the campers.
We can't wait to go back next week. There is always something going on. Last weekend was Pelican fest. Who knew Grand Lake was a stopover for pelicans? Then next weekend is an antique boat show. Can't miss that!

Windows open and a cool breeze, perfect napping weather. We used to only have the one mattress in the living room. You will see in the other photos that the boys now have a place to sleep and Chris and I have our bed in our room. These rooms are tiny, but who cares?

Fishing and swimming. The boys left the tackle box on the shore so Draven decided it was easier to swim than walk on the rocks. I walked out there and it is very dangerous for clumsy teens and a pregnant woman.


Believe it or not that is a fish on the end of the pole. They caught a total of 9 fish, but this is the only one I saw.
The walk back to shore.
Looking back towards the house.
Lillie is always wanting to help.
She painted the dog.
Tucker hanging out in the next door neighbors yard.
Yay! We finally have beds for everyone! Lillie is not allowed to sleep on the top bunk, but she loves it!
Our bed! I can't wait to start decorating! We brought all of our lake house paintings we had in storage. We also brought a table and chair set we need to work on, then next will be living room furniture, also a project, then we get to do the fun stuff... Linens, dishes, curtains...
I moved all of the paint supplies and tools into the back room. We actually have a place for food. Hopefully, we will be able to cook there next weekend!
The long drive home. Chris drove old snoopy (his truck) to the lake house so we could haul some furniture. Both of our cell phones were dead so I had to follow him on the way home just in case he broke down. He didn't break down, but he did run out of gas. Good thing I was there to save the day!