Last summer was pretty epic. For the first time in my adult lifetime, I wasn't working 50+ hours a week. I actually had a REAL tan (not from a bed) because I took the boys to the beach 3 or more times a week. Chris was working a crazy schedule with a lot of overnight shifts, so it made sense for us to spend a lot of time away from the house so he could sleep.
This summer hasn't been quite as fun as last summer, partly because I'm busier and partly because Chris is working a crummy afternoon shift that really puts a damper on beach days - when they have to end by 2pm, they really aren't much fun. However, we did get to take a trip to northern Wisconsin for Chris's birthday in early June.
It was a surprise I had started working on back in January, when it was comforting to think of a warm summer weekend spent at a cabin on a lake. On the morning of his birthday, Chris opened several clues: sunglasses, a map, Corn Nuts and Coke (his favorite roadtrip snack) and, finally, a brochure from the cabins. It was soooo hard to keep the secret for all those months, but totally worth it!
We took the kids out of school for their last two days and drove 7+ hours to the Delta Lodge. It was just as I had imagined and the weather was perfection. It truly couldn't have been better. The boys spent a lot of time kayaking and swimming and the little guys just loved playing on the beach. Even Scrabble had a good time running loose for the weekend, something I'm sure his little doggie mind has always dreamed of. Here are a few pictures:
This was definitely the highlight of the summer for us this year. What was your favorite 2012 summer memory?
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