Cottage Time

We finally made it to the cottage.  First time all summer.  Who knew how fast the summer was going to go!? 

Grandpa is showing the girls an eagle’s nest.

There is a whole lot of Emmerich going on in this picture!

Uncle Bill let Mallory drive the pontoon again!

Auntie Gayle and Max are checking out something in the binoculars.

And we all must be checking out the same thing that Max is looking at.  Maybe that eagle’s nest again.  Not sure.

Ellyn & Mallory!  They could be sisters!

After the pontoon ride we all came back to the river and the kids finally got to get into the water.

The water was so clear and the kids were finding all kind of treasures.  They were super stoked about their 5 clams they found!  We thought about cooking them up or making clam chowder but we couldn’t get anyone to actually commit to eating it.

We thought for sure that Garrett had snuck all 5 clams into his Mom’s van and took them home.  But then Jesse told us he threw them back into the river when no one was looking.

Jesse does this to the kids all. the. time.  The kids will trap all kind of bugs and will be so proud and they will pack that cage full of fresh leaves and then leave it outside and then once the kids are tucked into bed for the night he is out there opening their cages!! 

The last time we stayed at the cottage Grandma drew them a gigantic color picture and Mallory requested another one.

This might have to become a cottage tradition.  Pancakes and custom color pictures!