We made it!

HOME all in one piece. We just spent the last Friday, Saturday, and Sunday up at a place called Deka Lake Resort. While it was rugged and out in the woods it was right on the lake and the bathrooms were sooooo clean I was absolutely giddy with delight when I entered them. Sounds crazy I know but it's pretty relieving when your 3 year old can use the facilities on her own with her big brother or sister in tow. Something I just cannot do in say a shopping mall bathroom because god knows what you'll find in there. Ahhhh just don't touch ANYTHING!!! This was a complete relief.
There was also a really nice play structure from this decade that we could see from all areas of the resort. That was a total bonus. Oh and the lake is so full of huge fish the men were giddy with delight. LOL They even had a games cabin that they offered up for all of our kids to sleep in if they wanted. I actually never entered it but my kids said it was kinda dusty/dirty. They seem to detect dust so easily because they have asthma I think. I have no idea but I know my kids are kinda picky. We had two twelve yr olds, two 14 yr olds and two 8 yr olds and one 3 yr old so nope not going to happen. They all stayed in the appropriate tent/cabin because they needed to sleep not party all night long. LOL
The place was wonderful. Situated right on the water with canoes for the kids and proper life jackets that fit them. They had a blast. Needless to say Reagan didn't go out without daddy but the rest of them did. Fun was had by all.
Oh and the reason we were at this camp/resort place was for a friends wedding. They actually did the marriage part at city hall the day before so 07 07 07 I don't think is their actual aniversary but I told them they were on their own time this weekend and however they wanted to work it it would work. So at 07 07 07 and seven minutes after seven. Dam that's allot of sevens. They each did a speech to eachother and the group pledging their love to one and other. Of course I bawled. She thanked his son for being such a wonderful boy because she was there when he was born. Then after the current relationship failed 2 yrs later they got together.
She had nobody there to take pictures of anything and she even wore her wedding dress so I took 600 pictures. I am soooo not a proffessional and have no clue what I am doing. I would never volunteer my services as knowing what I am doing but she was just about in tears of happiness when she saw the pics on my camera so I think it's what she really wanted. Free too. She had also mentioned to me a day or two before we left that there wasn't really any flowers up there so when we got there I told her that I would decorate with wildflowers. My girls and I must have picked about 1000 daisies from the sides of the roads and then I had some of the teenagers put them into little bunches. Then I attached them all along this old fence and it looked just fabulous. Oh but my hands stunk like daisies and wild dasies smell like doo doo or maybe they all smell like that. Thankfully my little girls didn't figure that out until the end. It was all over for them after that. LOL
For her wedding present I'm going to do a large hardcover book for her from Costco with wedding and camp pics. Showing the fun had by all and a list of all the people who came to celebrate with them.
My kids were so well behaved that there was no whining and no melt downs the whole time. A bit too much sun for everyone though. We are all burnt. Jordan shiverred all the way home. I was so worried about him. He is totally fine now though and didn't seem to get a headache or throw up. Phew.
Masses of mosquitoes NOT SO FUN!!!
Here are some of my pics.