I felt I had to explain why our family takes a vacation to Fargo. HA!
Actually, this post will easily explain why being at the lakes is awesome. There is swimming (and jumping) in the lake:
You can catch minnows with your cousins. And release. And catch again. And release again.
Not only are there boat rides, you can drive and captain the boat. (Adults get to participate in the booze cruise aspect of boating, highly recommended):
There are lots of outdoor sports and plenty of people to play baseball:
There are hammocks big enough for all the cousins:
At the lake, you can wear whatever you want.
At night, there are s'mores (graham cracker optional) and the smokes keeps the (crazy insane) mosquitos away.
In addition to cruising, there are water sports like tubing and water skiing. THAT IS NATE WATER SKIING.
But Laura, did he really water ski? YES.
By far, the best part of the lake is being with family. And the cousins had a blast together.
A super huge blast together.
Hopefully they will always remember this trip and the fun they had.
Thank you to Grandma Roxane for hosting us, feeding us, picking up after us, watching the kids, and making some lifelong memories!
Thank you Grandpa Lloyd for a grand 4th of July celebration and the boys' first camp out!
The first time I went to the lakes with Jon, we weren't even dating. (How did I not see I was in love with him? Who goes on vacation with "a friend"?!?!) Over 10 years later, the trips keep getting better and better.
And saving the best for last..... Jon and I asked Nate to snap a couple of photos of us together. This is my favorite. I might make it my new Facebook profile.
19 comments:
You had me at Alex in the captain's hat.
The photos of all the kids are ADORABLE! Totally frame-able.
Gorgeous pictures as per usual. Really captured the fun of the trip. I love some of Nate's wardrobe choices and I love, love the matching baseball shirts! The hammock picture is a personal fave.
Oh yeah and how awesome is it that Nate water skied? Joe and his sister grew up water skiing at the river and Jadyn has already told Joe that she wants to learn like NOW. It may be in her future this summer or next.
John's mom is super gorgeous! Gosh, good genes there.
ALL the pics are fantastic and idyllic :) Exactly what memories are made of.
love the team case t-shirts :)
Love! And as a Minnesotan, I would kill for that cabin.
As my kids get older, I find that the best part of lake weekends for them is the fun they have with their cousins. I find my best memories are happy hours on the boat!
Hahahaha! Love the last shot! What a beautiful place to come together as a family. Your MIL is the best for throwing it all together!
We are on a house on a lake in the (capital of) MN right now. Loved all the gorgeous photos and the water skiing. awesome!
PS. Jealous that your kids have cousins close in age!
LOVE!
This is so awesome! And Nate on the water skis priceless!
Love the pics! Looks like great family times-my fave.
LOVE Captain Alex!! Looks like a splendid vacay. You make ME want to go to Fargo haha! You should work for their tourism department.
What an awesome family vacation. And captured beautifully as always.
Wow wow wow. I don't know what's better--the pictures? Or your narration. Love that y'all had such a great time. And wow--Nate waterskiing? Wow on so many levels. :-)
Awesome pictures! Looks like it was a really fun trip!
OMG. This might be the best set of pictures ever -- you really told a story, and put me right there with you all at the lake. What a total blast! I swear, your kids are going to look back on these early days of their lives and thank you and Jon for being totally awesome parents who understand that you are only young once. So live it up, Case family! What an inspiration!
Lots of great pictures but I adore the one of Nate on the Big Wheel!!
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