Matt and I decied to take a last minute, late summer vacation! We had a great offer we couldn't pass up! My parents rented a great cabin in Okoboji, and offered us a room for free! That was a no-brainer!
We got up there late on Wednesday night, so we wouldn't have to rush up on Thursday morning. It was a great ride until we stopped for dinner. We ended up stopping for dinner at a Subway in a Walmart at 8:30. Dinner was fine, but we had two major issues that kind of put a damper on the beginning of the trip. We got up to the cabin around 10ish, unpacked and got in bed!
The cabin was great. It had a loft with a bunk bed, 2 twin beds, and a full sized bed. It even had it's own bathroom! Perfect for our little family. There were huge windows and we were woken up every morning by the bright sun shining in! We got to watch the most beautiful sunrises from our beds!
The first morning (Thursday) was an early one! Everyone was excited to get going. The guys went off for an early round of golf and mom and I took the kids to the grocery store to get donuts and some food. The guys ended up meeting us to help finish up! We unpacked the food and headed off to the pool with the boys, while mom and dad went and got the boat in the water. We met them at the dock, put on the life vest and off we went! The boys all did great in their life jackets, which was an answered prayer! The guys did some swimming in the lake, some tubing, and some skiing! We ended the evening with a grill out at the cabin.
The next morning (Friday) was Parkers birthday! Happy 3rd Birthday Little Man!! He was very decided that he needed to swim at the water park and then take a trip on the boat! After the water park we met mom and dad at Bracco (a resort restraunt) for some chips and dip and to let the boys play in the sand! Then we got into the boat for some boating. I convinced Parker that tubing would be a great thing to do on his birthday and that little boy just melted my heart! He was so brave, was laughing and telling me to go "super fast". We ended up going a lot faster then I thought he'd want to go. He was laughing so hard! We then went to grill out dinner for his birthday! His request "Snake" with peanut butter and jelly! Guess what he got?! Presents and cake followed, and it was a great birthday!!
Saturday we woke up and had yet again a relaxing morning! We took our time, hung out and enjoyed eachother's company. The boys had made friends with the neighbors in the cabin next to us. It's kind of a funny story too! My kids are so so friendly, it sometimes drives me nuts! It ended up that this family lives in the neighborhood next to us, and then it got even funnier when I realized that they live next door to our coach pitch coach! Small world! I had to laugh about how when you go on vacation, it's nice to run outside in your pj's, not wear makeup or do your hair and you just think "Well, I'll never see these people again! Well....ummm not so much here! :) Anyway, there was a little pond stocked with fish right in the backyard of the cabin, so the boys fished (pretty much every morning). We did a little shopping on Saturday morning, then had some lunch and headed to the lake! It was much busier, and the water much choppier! I took my hand at captaining the boat, while the kids slept under tents made from towels! We stopped the boat for a bit and floated around. Very relaxing. Then we doced the boat to do some shopping and eat! THe night got very crazy when we docked at Bracco for dinner. The place was nuts, and we ended up getting our food to go and eating it up by the pool. I took the boys for swimming, while my dad and Matt got the boat all put back together.
Today we got up and packed slowly to go home. There was a great thunder/lightning storm that completed my vacation! We stopped for lunch at Pizza Hut, where my parents were given the senior discount (without being asked!). That was a great laugh! We all arrived home safe, and were able to watch some of the airshow!
Great vacation and even better memories!!
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