We had gorgeous weather that day...not too hot and a little overcast. It was so nice that I didn't put sunscreen on and got fried on the first day! Typical Danielle mistake!
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| Twinsies! |
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| Cute little 2 year old |
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| Sisters :) |
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| The girls splashing grandpa as he came down the slide |
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| Sweet Julia |
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| Little Ali wanted to do everything the big girls did! |
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| The girls going down the slide together |
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| Julia and Ella in their matching floaties |
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| Cute little 3 year-old tush |
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| Grandpa swimming with Ella |
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| Paul taking the big girls to the slides |
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| Ali LOVED the water! |
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| Cooling off under the shroom |
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| Sweet little Maximus staying cool in the shade |
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| Cousins playing together |
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| Rose on the big slide |
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| The white slide was the best! |
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| View of the kiddie area |
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| Ava enjoying the slide |
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| Ken taking a run at it |
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| Paul with the little girls in the wave pool |
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| Baby's out |
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| Julia and Madeline |
We hung out that evening back at the cabin we rented near Lake Patoka. Ken and Joy made a delicious dinner then we had Bingo games going and lots of musical shows by the little girls :)
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| Evening Bingo game |
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| Uncle Ben helping Ella with her card |
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| Sweet baby boy watching all the commotion |
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| Same profile...like father, like son |
The next morning, after breakfast, we all got ready for a day on the boat. We rented our usual double-decker pontoon boat with a slide...the girls' favorite. We had another beautiful day! We ended up staying on the boat until about 4:00 and the girls still didn't want to leave!
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| Breakfast helpers...super Ella with her paci and Julia with her sweet hair :) |
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| Big sleepy smiles |
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| Ava playing with little Ali |
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| Joy and Brooke handling the little ones on the boat |
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| Swim break |
Julia and Ella got a lot more confident in the water as the day went on. They both started out holding on tight to their daddies and by the end of the day they were swimming around by themselves like little fish.
The girls did a little tubing too. The pontoon boat is just their speed!
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| Rose and Ava ready to go tubing |
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| Ella was happy to just enjoy the ride with her paci |
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| Madeline Grace |
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| Ali helping Grandpa Ken drive the boat |
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| Joy taking a turn with Maximus |
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| Madeline thinks she is big stuff driving the boat |
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| The Husband |
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| Boating makes you thirsty |
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| We love the double-decker pontoon boats!!! |
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| Snuggling with Ella Belle |
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| Julia and Ben driving the boat |
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| Warming up in the sun |
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| Ella ready to tube with Daddy |
Boating must make people hungry because we seemed to eat all day long on the boat...it was great! We brought a picnic lunch with plenty of snacks and drinks to keep everybody happy.
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| Lunch time! |
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| The spread |
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| Julia rocking the shades |
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| Silly face |
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| Madeline loves the silly face |
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| Playtime with Grandpa |
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| Father and Son |
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| Ali LOVED the watermelon! |
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| Julia snuggling with her bunny after a long day in the sun |
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| Shades and paci...could she be any cuter! |
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| Paul chillin |
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| And she's out...exhausted from all the fun. |
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| Sunny smile |
That night we roasted marshmallows in the big fire pit next to our cabin.
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| The cabin we rented |
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| Time for smores |
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| Helping Julia roast her marshmallow |
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| Such a yummy mess! |
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| The adults turn |
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| Most of the clan ready for a walk |
The next day, before we all headed our separate ways, we met for lunch at a pizza joint then headed to this beautiful hotel in French Lick, IN.
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| Godfather and goddaughter |
We walked around exploring a bit, then took some family photos in the gorgeous garden outside.
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| Grandpa and Grandma with their 7 grandchildren |
Then we headed home with lots of tired and cranky children...a trade off we are willing to make in order to have a fun week with some Klinkers! Already can't wait until next year!
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