Quite awhile ago, like January, we planned a lake trip with the Gates. When Covid hit, we were worried we'd have to cancel this trip like all the rest. But, we decided to wait it out and hope it would come to fruition. Thankfully, we were able to go! Becky and Todd got there first and made sure to sanitize everything to keep things safe. We arrived a little later since we had to make a stop at a client's office. No worries - Becky sent us pics of the place and helped plan out where the boys would go so when we got there, it would be a quick setup.
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| Becky's teaser photo |
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| Meanwhile... in our car... |
We got there with enough time for Mile's to play in the water for a hot minute before doing bedtime. Once the kids settled down, Becky and I had some wine while the guys fished.
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| The guys in their own "happy place" - Stephen fishing, Todd swimming |
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| Just in case you couldn't see Todd. ha! |
The next day, the kids were ITCHING to get in the water. The adults too for that matter. The water was decently clean and unexpectedly refreshing, so it was really nice. We were in and out all day just enjoying the scenery.
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| The girls practicing their diving through tubes |
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| Miles perfecting his solo jumping. He did SO great!! Jumped all by himself off the pier which was about 3ft over the water |
This house had an amazing setup. Living room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs - that's where we stayed. And then they had a big game room with bunk room and another bedroom/bathroom downstairs. That area was awesome for the Gates. Great separation between families so we didn't have any unwanted wakes in the morning. And the yard with dock and awesome swimming area? Yea...it left us with inspiration for our own pipe dream of owning a lake house one day...
We booked this trip with the hope our boat would be ready. But, with Covid and us having to pivot the business to adjust since events got shut down, we just didn't have time to get it buttoned up. Next time though!
So, instead, the guys did some research and found a marina not too far away that rented jet skis. IN! The kids had so much fun, and it filled my adventurous cup for the day. It was great. Becky? Yea... not really her thing. She was out for 5 minutes and had Todd come back in. Was it her losing her nerve? Or the driver? Hm.... we'll never know.
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| Miles watching us drive off. Becky said that when we left, he seemed so upset he got left behind. Poor little bud! We weren't gone too long :) |
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| Bugs and Miles? 100% He can't get enough |
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| Even Birdie got to swim!! She's still learning and looks like an old lady when wet... hilarious |
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| I'd say this was her preferred place. |
On the last night, Becky had a great idea of trying to get silhouette photos of the kids jumping.
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| Ready? Set! |
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| GO! |
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| Welp... that didn't quite work... We tried MULTIPLE times with the same outcome pretty much everytime haha |
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| But the girls? They aced it! So cool! |
The trip was amazing. We cannot wait for the next one! Bye bye lake! We will see you soon!
