Island Park Lake House

Island Park Winter 2012

Vacation at Uncle Shad's lake house is the best.  It is totally worth blowing off school, work, and everything else to just get away.  This year was no different.  Sam and Millie felt so mature, especially when piloting the snowmobile all by themselves.  Millie got over some of her nervous nellies, and Sambo learned how fun it was to "jump" cornices.  Wilbur was a great man.  We forget that he is just a little guy.  Once again Wilbur gets the award for going with the flow.  Nothing fazes the kid.  It doesn't matter what the situation is he just goes along for the ride.  Quin was an all-star.  The first day after riding 80 miles to West Yellowstone for lunch and back, she wanted to ride some more.  We can't believe our baby is not a baby anymore.  She gets an A+

Highlights of the trip include:

-How well the kids did on the all-day ride to West Yellowstone

-How much they loved riding in the powder

-The snow and the hot tub

-Building the massive snow cave

-Chops running miles across the lake trying to chase us down after leaving him behind at the cabin, and       BS giving him a ride back to the cabin on the snowmobile

-The muskrat, or was it a beaver?

-Grandpa Tom telling Quin the same stories he told Holly as a kid

-The kids begging to stay "just one more day"

Thanks Uncle Shad for your generosity, we cant wait for the next lake house trip in August!

BS and Quin

Millie 

Quinny is all smiles with her pink cold cheeks

Traditional visit to Big Springs to feed the ducks and fish - so gorgeous!

Q feeding the fish

Will loved riding with Uncle Shad and Uncle Nate because they ride
the fastest

Will taking a break :)

Stopping for lunch stop at Boondocks

Sambo and Millie

BS giving Chops a ride home after he followed us for miles across the lake

Snow Fort!

Oh how she loves this dog

And how she loves Grandpa!

Sambo tearing it up with his scary facemask