We had a fantastic time playing in the water, soaking up the sun (and the sunscreen!), and enjoying our extended family in Chelan last week! There were House People, Motel People, one Staffer (J/J Kim!), and Tent People. We were Tent People, and I wouldn't have had it any other way! We had a BLAST! Chrissy and the Girls joined us in our tent, and we had a gazebo tent set up for kids' play, mealtimes, and a bit of shade. The boys were perfect little campers ~ naps on time, bed on time without a fuss, up quietly each morning ... just came stumbling out of the tent, drank cold milk (over the preferred warm milk), ate their meals like champs. Collin even took one bath in the Lake! Way to go! (Everyone was cheering him on! That water is cold, and he was so brave!) There was pool time, games time, golf time, casino runs, innertube runs! And lots and lots of popsicles!! (Thanks, Aunt Theresa and Great Grandpa!) And thanks to Jim and Kathy (and their generous neighbors, whose site we camped on) for hosting a fabulous week!
The water was so warm by noon, it was like a hot tub and had to constantly be refilled with cooler water.
Owen fell asleep everytime he rode in the motor boat. We came back ashore at naptime, and Christi laid him down in the tent still in his lifejacket because she was afraid to wake him. When I removed it five minutes later, it was dripping with sweat ... needless to say, naps from that point forward were taken out of the tent, under the shade of the tree, and shorts only! : )
Keeping hydrated was definitely a top priority! 
The kids found shade under an umbrella, and Collin played Peek-a-Boo with Taylor (looks like Marley and Collin are the ones laughing!).
Hot Fun in the Summertime 
At long last ~ rest.
Owen was certainly not going to be dehydrated!!
Hit It! (J/J ~ they're tied to the dock and playing water basketball! Sort of the cheater's version ... : )
Looks like Emma's about to become Queen of the Dock ... push those boys off while they're not looking!
Paige considers jumping into the cold water in the eve after the sun has gone down ... go for it!!
Bedtime and playtime are synonymous, aren't they?
Fakers!! (Well, Owen was asleep ... but ...)
... these two were not! Can't fool me! 
Collin stacked his markers together, end to end, one morning.
Cheers! Marley and Collin both wore eye-patches to strengthen their eyesight and pretended to be pirates taking the beach by storm! 
Popcicles definitely helped to ease the heat of mid-day! It was over 100 degrees in the afternoons! 
Floating with Aunt Chrissy 
Our little Pink Eye(d) Lady ~ By the end of the trip at least 5 others had caught the dreaded Pink-Eye. 
Collin's 1st Tube Ride (sans mommy) with Emma!! They wanted to go first!
That's Collin waving as the ride gets started!
Chatty-chat-chat 
Faster! 
That was fun!
Next Marley and Morgan took to the bouncy, wet ride!
Owie has the Surfer look down pat.
Cheese!
More chatting ~ perfect time to catch up on gossip!
Morgan dared destiny and was the first kid to stand in the tube the day before!
Hot Babes
What a handsome FlagMan!
He loved the rocking of the boat so much, he fell asleep on his knees while watching over the back-end of the boat.
Taylor's inaugural ride!
And she's standing!!!
The Girls : )
Time to wake O up ~ it's not naptime afterall!!
It's so much fun! Owen loved to rock back and forth so that the tube would lunge foward then whip back with the slack and pull of the boat! I was afraid we'd give him whiplash, but he loved it ~ and he survived! : )
We had a blast in Chelan and can't wait till next year to do it all again!!
Great pictures Jen! Looks like so much fun.
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