Adirondack Mountains

We packed up the van & canoe last Friday & headed to a cabin in the Adirondack Mountains. We rented it from some friends from church. It was a much needed 'get away'. It's about 3 hours away. The cabin was perfect. Right on Deep Lake. The lake was RIGHT in the backyard, So, Emily & Matt wore life vests the whole time they were outside. We arrived around 6pm, got something together for dinner & put our sheets on the beds. The first thing Adam asked was 'where's the dishwasher?' I said 'it's you!' Oh, the things we couldn't live without! We had a great time fishing, canoeing, paddle boating & exploring. I think they found 5 or 6 salimanders & a ton of tiny frogs (I mean tiny, 2 could have fit on one penny) They were so small. The boys did find a huge toad. Emily wouldn't have anything to do with that! She liked the small ones ok, not that big thing though. We had a great time & hope to do it again soon. Here are some pics:

The Cabin

Eric & Matt on the small dock

Tiny frogs in Matthew's hand

Matt's huge frog

Matt, Adam & Eric in the paddle boat

Emily & mom on the dock

Dad & Emily in the canoe

We were in town for a parade one day & Emily decided they had too many weeds on the walkway. So, she started pulling weeds while we were watching the parade. That's my girl!

Lil' Firemen & woman at the parade

THE FISHING
There wasn't much to catch, but the kids had fun. Emily caught her first fish. All by herself. It flopped off of the hook before I could get a picture, so you'll just have to believe me. All we caught were small crappies. We were hoping for something more, but oh well. Here are some pics:

Adam & Dad

Matt's big fish!

Craig's big fish

(can you see it?)LOL

Boys in the paddle boat

Emily's first time fishing. She's using moms new pink fishing pole too.