Shira and Katie

a picture from earlier this summer,

lost in the unorganized files

of photos on my computer.

ok, may finally be caught up on summer pictures

(minus beer fest...coming soon)

Happy Birthday Miss Charlotte

Jakeapolooza - Oh Yeah!

Jake, and moonshine

The super cool cinder block bar we built

Men hauling wood

Pete

Jacob, being Jacob

Pete and Dan - showing off and making bacon

Taking Vicki and family across on the boat

Adam, Jake and I swamping a canoe with Ava and Luca

Adam helping to show the kids how to swamp a canoe

Jake, enjoying a PBR with the help of a kick board

Hanging in the calf high water around the cabin

Mema taking the kids back Saturday night - thanks Mema!

Mike, Jake and Adam

Moonshine - made by Marcus

Ken and Jake

Pete, Jake, Church and RoseMary

Mike, Ken, Hannah, Jake, Adam, Marcus

The crew

Jake showing off his daisy dukes before our photo shoot

recreating a picture from when we were little kids -

except that the bottle of Jim Beam was a fish.

Jake and Kate leaving the island

Whoa.

Jakeapolooza kicked butt.

Good friends, good times

(and a little bit of crazziness)

fishing, swimming, canoeing, grilling,

drinking moonshine, fire gazing, talking smack.

For Jacob, Adam and I it was a bit of a

trip down memory lane. Neither Jake or Adam

had been to the cabin since our family reacquired it.

Adam spent many many weekends with our family,

he and Megan who couldn't make Jakeapolooza.

Jake kept saying how it seemed smaller and

the trees so much bigger.

We told more stories than probably

most guests wanted to hear.

My favorite event of the weekend was swamping

the canoe with Jake and Adam, I giggled uncontrollably,

we all giggled uncontrollably.

I dont know if I have been under a canoe since all of us

last swamped one 20 years ago. wow.

Unfortunately we never got in a game of kick the can,

maybe that will be next year's Mollypolooza.

Happy birthday Jake!

Mema's Porch

I'd like to say that this is our average night at Mema's,

but it's not. We're all coming and going, crossing paths

a little here and there, heading to work, dealing with

dinnertime and bath time and shower time and alone time

that we often just chat for a few minutes before we head

to the Dolezalek basement, our temporary home.

But, on nights like this it makes me really appreciate

my mom letting us take over her house.

For putting up with two crazy kids and

two busy, stressed out parents,

for giving my kids the great experience of

living with their Mema.

Ava, Scarlett, Stella, Ava

This picture is in the other post but I loved

the way it turned out in black and white.

Maybe it's because you cant see the funky

water color or terrible neon colors of the

life jackets and kick-boards.

Regardless, love this picture.

Cabin With The Jacobys

We had our friends Jim, Maradee, Stella and Scarlett

out of the cabin this weekend.

As usual, just pictures of the kids...

busy, wild, dirty, tired kids.

Thanks for a great weekend Jacobys!

Minocqua Vacay

Checking Out the Fish With Joe

Sibling Snuggle

love love love to catch them

snuggled up on their own.

when i came back into the room

and caught the second picture they

were cuddling, talking and giggling

about who knows what.

Whatever it was it was absolutely adorable.

Crystal Lake - Sayner WI

Cool, crystal clear water, blue skies and

a beach to ourselves (for several hours)

Best beach day of the summer, by far.