Fantastic Family Fun

We celebrated the last week of summer by enjoying a week with the entire family at Table Rock Lake in Branson, MO. This is our little cabin in the woods:

The thing we liked best about this place was the basement. All (or mostly all) the cousins stayed together in the basement. They had a blast together. The boys shared one room with a bunk bed and queen bed. The girls shared the other room with a king size bed. One morning, I went downstairs to find them all lined up in the king bed in the girls room watching cartoons. Cute.

Abigail and Hannah were pretty much inseparable the entire week.

The week included a couple trips to Moonshine Beach to swim and make sand castles. Of course, some people can't seem to take their minds off work while away. My hubby worked very diligently on this sand tooth:

One day we rented a pontoon boat and a jet ski so we could putt around on the lake. Fun times. I got to take both kids on the jet ski together. I got a kick out of the ride because Hannah kept shouting "slow down! slow down" while Jonah cheered "faster! faster!" Such a hoot. Joey and I even went for a nice romantic ride on the jet ski together. Ha! His primary goal was to go so fast and turn so quick that I would fly off the thing. He succeeded. We both tipped over. Silly boys and their unusual attempts to impress us girls. :)

Micah found this little hiding spot on the pontoon boat.

Caleb celebrated his second birthday while on this trip. He really liked his cake.

Hudson didn't shave the entire trip and grew an unusually premature mustache:

Of course, there were numerous trips to Silver Dollar City. Good times.

Then, of course, there were meals. Countless meals. Way too much food. Way too much fun. I love the character showing itself in each of the kids in this photo:

Thank you Grammy and Papa for treating us to this cabin in the woods! Thank you Tom, April, Anna, Abigail, Micah, Ezra, Caleb, Kyle, Vanessa, Hudson, Jude and Isaac for being such a wonderful family and making our last vacation of the summer such a fun experience.