Sunset Bay Resort and Mackey Family Get Together

We spent 3 days at Sunset Bay Resort on Baby Lake for a Mackey family get together.  Evan's sister, Margaret and her husband, Tony hosted all 37 of us for the weekend.  We had a great time and we were so glad to see that all of Evan's siblings and their families could make it!

Loaded up and ready to go (everything but the kitchen sink):

542 "Are we there yet?"(s) later, we arrived at Sunset Bay Resort:

Inside our very rustic cabin's living room:

Kitchen/dining room:

Bathroom:

Carter and his football that goes everywhere with him, including bed:

Waking up to a very foggy morning on Saturday (the fog burned off and turned into a perfect sunshiny day):

Carter chasing the ducks:

Ryan chasing the ducks:

I was going to delete this one, but it made me crack up (pulling up his shorts as he ran):

Evan and his boys on the dock:

View from the cabin:

Evan pitching to the little leaguers:

Carter batting - he looks so much older than 3, doesn't he?

He loved playing baseball with his cousins:

Seriously, you call that a pitch, Dad?

Hanging out on the raft:

Ryan overboard:

Swimming back to the dock:

Ryan jumping off the dock:

Ryan in the hot tub:

He was with all of the older cousins and their friends, he didn't wipe off his grin the entire time he was in there:

Look at the feast Margaret and Tony prepared:

Ryan cannonballing off the dock:

He doesn't know the meaning of the word fear:

I wish I had his energy!

Kyle on the hydro bike:

Carter taking it easy, letting Evan do all the work:

Ryan tries his hand at kayaking (there is nothing that he won't try):

He caught on quickly, there was no stopping him!

Carter jumping off the dock, into Evan's arms:

Evan and his boys swimming in Baby Lake:

Our "nanny" for the weekend (Grandma) and Ryan heading up for lunch:

Evan and Carter swimming:

By the Power of Grayskull (they are obsessed with He-Man right now and Evan did this about 100 times in a row!):

Every time brought the same grin and giggles:

Evan and Kyle on the paddle boat:

Carter eating lunch on the dock - this hit me as such a peaceful moment in time - he was so relaxed and enjoyed watching the boats and birds in the water:

Hey, I know those paddle boaters!

Kyle and Evan returning from their paddle boating:

Flower by the cabin:

Mushrooms we were studying on the hillside:

Ryan's turn on the hydro bike (he was too short to reach the pedals sitting on the seat, but that didn't stop him!):

Evan and Carter paddle boating:

View of the resort from the lake:

Duck that was sleeping by the dock (they were so tame):

Evan pulling Carter on the boogie board:

Ryan diving off the dock:

He is one brave kiddo:

Carter and Ryan feeding the ducks:

What a great weekend - wish we could have stayed an entire week!!!!!!  Looking forward to next year!

Happy 101st Birthday, Grandma Elsye!

We visited Grandma Elsye on her 101st Birthday on Friday.  It always amazes me that she never seems to age - she always looks the same!  She was in good spirits and enjoyed the visit.  She was looking forward to her birthday party the residents of her assisted living facility were throwing her at 2:00 p.m., so she did start looking at her watch around 1:45, giving us the nudge to finish up our visit! :)  It was great to see her again - I hope I can do half as well as her at half her age!!!!

101 Years Young:

Great Grandsons and Elsye:

Evan and his boys with Grandma Elsye:

Goodbye hugs from Kyle...

Ryan:

Carter:

Evan:

Happy 101st Grandma!!!!!!!!!!!  Looking forward to celebrating 102 with you!

Como Town

What a busy four days with the boys.  We went to the beach on Thursday, Children's Museum on Friday, beach again on Saturday, and Como Town today.  You definitely can't say moss grows under our feet!  :)  We are having a great summer!!!  I'll have to go back to work tomorrow to rest up for a WEEK off with the boys - yeah!!!!!

Swings (I am halfway across the ride, opposite Ryan, sitting with Carter):

Carter, my swing buddy:

View from my swing as we came around the Midway side:

Ryan on the Screaming Dragon:

Carter and I on the teacups:

Sparky the Sea Lion and trainer Sarah:

We couldn't see Sparky very well from our seats, so the boys went to the railing to watch:

Ryan making sure I was still in my seat:

Carter making sure:

Polar bear exhibit was next:

And finally, the boys in Hodge Podge Park (note their Como Town billboard shirts! :)

Gun Safety Class

Kyle and his friend, Tanner, took gun safety training at Metro Gun club the past 2 weekends.  Today was the final day of the class where they shot a shotgun and a .22.  He also took a technical exam where he passed with flying colors - 94%.  He is now legal to hunt this fall.  First on his list - bear hunting at my parent's house!

Kyle and Tanner with their certificates:

Kyle getting his certificate:

Shooting the .410

Way to go, Kyle - we are so very proud of you!!!!!!