We started the weekend by heading into town to the Orr Kiddie parade - when James had his fill of candy that the parade participants threw to him he decided he wanted to do a pony ride.
The pony ride was met w/ some skepticism - but once he got going and realized that I was going to walk next to him he was okay with it ... I was okay with it too until the ponies made a mess :) But we avoided it and beyond the smell, James thought this was pretty fun!
Henry got a kick out of seeing fish in the bucket - just some of the catch that weekend from everyone. He definitely can use the word fish in context now and he loved walking the dock and checking everything out.
Both James and Henry got several turns at driving the boat with Grandpa. Henry "pushed on the gas" when Grandpa wasn't paying attention and got us going at a pretty good clip - left us all wondering where he learned that from. Although Henry took a little time to adjust to wearing his life jacket - once he got comfortable with it and realized that it wasn't coming off when he was sitting in the boat - he dealt with it just fine and enjoyed the scenery with everyone else.
James proclaimed one evening that he was going to go sing the "American Flag" song - and yes that's exactly what he did. He walked down to the flag pole and proceeded to make up a song about the flag and shout it at the top of his lungs, all the while, dancing around the flag pole. At one point we asked him what he was doing as he was making gestures with his hands and he noted he needed to "turn the volume up."
One of Momma's favorite shots of the weekend!
Grandpa, Mom, Papa and James all went fishing out on the lake one morning. We caught several fish and James' learned the art of being patient and how to watch his bobber for "bites." We had much better luck fishing off the dock all weekend and James, Grandma and Grandpa caught lots of fish and with James' help of getting worms out of the container their hook was never bare! James suddenly got over the dirt and and sliminess factor of worms and was a true fishing guide assistant and as a result he took partial credit for these catches! Including one big Northern fish that James to this day still talks about!
No trip up North is complete without the obligatory family photo at the Lake Kabetogama Walleye. And another one on the dock for good measure.
Campfires and s'mores - what more could you ask for except for some brotherly love.
We had a fabulous weekend with the boys and Grandma and Grandpa showed them a great time! James spent another weekend just with Grandma and Grandpa at the cabin in August and can't wait to do it again. We look forward to another family trip next year!
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