Labor Day at the Lake

We headed down to Grandma Morawitz's house on Lake of the Ozarks for Labor Day weekend.  The kids were unbelievably good for the 11 hour car ride, both ways.  It was hot and I mean hot—Missouri style.  We spent most of our time between the lake and the community pool.  It was a great time like always and it was so nice to spend time with the cousins on that side.  Maggie loved seeing Katie and all the boy cousins too.  We celebrated Charlie’s 4^th birthday with a big pirate party complete with pirate ship ride on the lake.  Maggie is really into Jake and the Neverland Pirates TV show so this was right up her alley.  We shopped one day, rode jet skis, swam, ate delicious food, and Maggie helped grandma make cookies.  It was a wonderful extended weekend away from home. 

 



Maggie and Bryton

Some iphone time while they wait us to get the jet skis ready

On Thursday it was just Maggie, Tommy, Bryton and Graham--they all had a blast playing together

Maggie loves the water rockets

Maggie helping grandma make cookies

Tommy boy

Maggie mixing cookie dough

This must be her "pretty" smile

Waiting for the festivities to begin

Lots of kids in the lake

Me and Tommy--Tommy's first time in the Lake of the Ozarks

Katie is so good to Maggie

Maggie absolutely adores her

Charlie's pirate party: There was a buried treasure box

 

 

With Candy inside

 

Maggie firing the cannon

Maggie steering the pirate ship

Maggie, Charlie, Katie and Jake

The ship

The littlest pirate

Bryton loves holding Tommy

We took a lot of walks and Tommy took a lot of naps

We went and visited Papa

I think he would have been tickled to see Tommy standing and Maggie acting as silly as always.  Maggie adored her Papa and still talks about him all the time.