Lake Trip 2013

The last weekend of June was the annual Rupp Lake Trip! This year we got a special treat and Vince's Uncle John came all the way from San Francisco! Everyone was at the house by Thursday night and the fun began! Times sure have changed over the years as the years tick by and more babies join the family-long gone are the  late nights drinking on the dock. Well I should clarify the boys are great at keeping with that tradition but us girls not so much! The weekend consisted of playing in the lake, great company, laying on the dock, boat rides, cocktails and great food! Ben was fearless as usual. This year he decided he wanted to go down the slide on the dock and after doing it once with Vince he decided he didn't need Daddy's help anymore and insisted on going by himself. And he went over and over and over again! He had a blast driving the boat and playing with his cousins! That Friday was Paige's 12th Birthday (I still can not wrap my head around that she is 12 years old) so we had a birthday cake, birthday presents and birthday singing! After we sang to Paige and she blew out her candles we sang and blew out candles for Ben!  Ben hasn't quite grasped the whole concept of birthdays yet. On Saturday us "kids" snuck off to the bar just outside of the cove. It was nice to have a few hours as grown-ups without kids! Besides a few thunderstorms we had beautiful weather! Sunday morning we left after breakfast so we could still have part of our Sunday left to catch up on laundry and grocery shopping.