Babies, Old Friends, Water-skiing

This was such a great weekend.  I was able to see some of my favorite people, as well as one of my friend's baby, who was so adorable!!!  It was tough to let her leave. 

She's a natural!  

Came all the way from Milwaukee with baby in tow to visit, such a good friend :)

I miss these sunsets.  

And my cousin, after diligently working all summer, learned how to water-ski. We were cheering so loudly!!  Ahh...I miss summer in Michigan!

Have a great weekend everyone. 

Wordless Wednesday

Recipe for Vacation Part II

Lay in a hammock.

Get some kind of tour or lesson from Mawwk.

Stop watching TV and watch the sunset.

 Catch some fish.

Eat a smore, in the messiest way possible.

Happy Monday! 

Three Pictures I'm Loving Right Now from @cgarske

Instead of my normal "three things I'm loving right now" I thought I would change it up by showing you my three favorite pictures taken by @cgarske from our Michigan vacation.  She had a lot of great pictures and it was hard to narrow down, but here's what I came up with!  Big thanks to her for letting me borrow them :) 

My brother and V.  Despite not seeing him a lot she still wants to marry him, and is convinced he'll move to wherever she lives.  What a great couple they make ;) 

Up early in the AM for fishing (I couldn't pull myself out of bed that early but I got to see the pictures!)   I love the hot air balloon.

The usual scene sitting on the deck watching the sunset.  Beautiful picture!

More of my vacation photos next week!  Have a great weekend everyone. 

Vacation

"A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in."  Robert Orben

Officially back in Phoenix from my Michigan vacation.  Get ready for some new posts! 

Photography Challenge - #12

Sunset.

My Summer Vacation Part V (last but not least)

On the last night of our vacation in Door County we took the whole gang out to eat at Fred and Fuzzy's.  It's a little place right on the lake, known for its great food, beautiful sunsets, and the outdoor seating.  Say cheese!

My Mom and Dad digging in!

After dinner we stuck around and watched the sun set.  Above are the guys relaxing and enjoying the view.

Perfect time to go picture crazy.. which is exactly what we did.

The "kids" ha, I wish.

My Mom admiring my Dad's tan.  He hails from Florida, all he's missing is his Fort Myers visor and a cigarette :)

So beautiful!!  I can't think of any other word to describe it. 

These are the last of my vacation pictures, sad it's all over.  I had such a great time, and loved spending time with everyone.  Until next summer... :)

Wordless Wednesday - C's Parents House in Michigan

More Pictures of Lake Texoma

I have a few more pictures of camping at Lake Texoma to show all of you.  I wanted to share the perfect dinner to try while you're camping.  C and his family came up with this, and I must say it's awesome!  I cut up a bunch of different veggies and kept them in a Tupperware beforehand.  Also used hamburger meat and rolled them into meatballs with an egg and some pepper and garlic seasoning.  Every thing's ready before you leave, then when you're camping you don't hardly have any work to do.

Put all the veggies and meatballs together in tin foil and make a little packet to throw over the fire.  C added some store bought gravy to his packet, I didn't, but both were tasty.

Here it is all finished cooking.  YUM!  The veggies and meat together kind of marinate each other and it turns out to be a great dinner.

We finished cooking dinner just in time to watch the sunset over the lake.

Very beautiful and relaxing!

The next day we decided after two days of camping and baring the heat, we would venture back to civilization and found the Highpoint Marina bar and grill and it was perfect to hang out in until the fireworks started.

Yes, I ordered a blended pina colada... I was pretty pumped to be back in the land of electricity!

The place had garage doors all the way around it that opened so we could sit and watch the sunset and fireworks over the marina.  Pretty cool view!

If you ever have the opportunity to take a trip to Lake Texoma I'm sure you'll like it just as much as me.

See you tomorrow :)