We returned this past Sunday from our second round at Priest Lake for the 2011 summer. We were there for a little over a week and were blessed with stunning weather and good times with some of our family. Lia and I went up with my parents this time and joined Brent and Susie and their kiddos and Rebecca and hers for the first four days. After they left, the four of us were alone for a few days until Ron joined us for the second weekend. We sure do love it up there.
The girls discovered a use for the clay found at the water's edge on our beach and spent hours and hours creating various shapes, animals, and food items. Here is Kelsey working hard 0n her latest sculpture.
Lia patting some clay down on the dock. I think she was making some "patty cakes" (aka: pancakes) with Vivi watching over her shoulder.
The little artist up close.
Kelsey swimming in her tube sandwich.
Lia and her cousins playing at the neighborhood tennis court one evening.
I just had to include this picture I tried to take of Lia throwing the basketball. Doesn't she look like the headless horseman or something?
Vivi and Lia playing around.
Lia and some of her older cousins watching television.
Lia going for a kayak ride with her grandparents one morning. How precious.
And they're off!
After Ron joined us, he and my dad completed their annual swim across the lake. My mom, Lia, and I motored along their side in the boat as their chaperones. They completed the 1.25 mile swim in 45 minutes!
Ron and Lia working hard on the dock.
Lia took Ron into her little "pool" for some water play. This is the shallow and usually more calm area next to the beach that Lia enjoyed playing in this summer.
After absolutely refusing to jump into Ron's arms last month, Lia finally got up the nerve this month and fell in love with it. She requested to do this over and over again off the
deep end of the dock!
Ahhhh! What a happy pair.
The only family picture snapped this time. Oops.
We found a plastic, toy fish floating in the water one day by our beach complete with fishing line and all. We rigged it to a stick allowing Lia to spend many fun filled hours fishing for Dorothy (the name she gave to the fish in honor of Elma's goldfish).
The grandparents that float together, stick together.
I am proud to say that this is my 69-year of mother water skiing! Her goal was to make it to age 60, but we have continued to encourage her to do it at least once a summer every year since then. Here she is on her second ski the week while we were up there. My new goal for her is to make it to age 75!
Ron completing another glorious morning ski, too.
My little boating partner with her wild and crazy windswept hair! So cute!
The girls discovered a use for the clay found at the water's edge on our beach and spent hours and hours creating various shapes, animals, and food items. Here is Kelsey working hard 0n her latest sculpture.
Lia patting some clay down on the dock. I think she was making some "patty cakes" (aka: pancakes) with Vivi watching over her shoulder.
The little artist up close.
Kelsey swimming in her tube sandwich.
Lia and her cousins playing at the neighborhood tennis court one evening.
I just had to include this picture I tried to take of Lia throwing the basketball. Doesn't she look like the headless horseman or something?
Vivi and Lia playing around.
Lia and some of her older cousins watching television.
Lia going for a kayak ride with her grandparents one morning. How precious.
And they're off!
After Ron joined us, he and my dad completed their annual swim across the lake. My mom, Lia, and I motored along their side in the boat as their chaperones. They completed the 1.25 mile swim in 45 minutes!
Ron and Lia working hard on the dock. 
Lia took Ron into her little "pool" for some water play. This is the shallow and usually more calm area next to the beach that Lia enjoyed playing in this summer. 
After absolutely refusing to jump into Ron's arms last month, Lia finally got up the nerve this month and fell in love with it. She requested to do this over and over again off the deep end of the dock!
Ahhhh! What a happy pair.
The only family picture snapped this time. Oops.
We found a plastic, toy fish floating in the water one day by our beach complete with fishing line and all. We rigged it to a stick allowing Lia to spend many fun filled hours fishing for Dorothy (the name she gave to the fish in honor of Elma's goldfish).
The grandparents that float together, stick together.
I am proud to say that this is my 69-year of mother water skiing! Her goal was to make it to age 60, but we have continued to encourage her to do it at least once a summer every year since then. Here she is on her second ski the week while we were up there. My new goal for her is to make it to age 75!
Ron completing another glorious morning ski, too. 
Can't you just save your posts instead of posting them? It's such a tease!
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