Summer Vacation

Our summer vacation was at a beautiful lake on the Arkansas/Missouri border called Bull Shoals Lake. We rented a 1700 square foot cabin out in the middle of the woods, right on the lake. Eddie's family let us take their boat with us. Thanks guys! We were joined by great friends from church, the Jeffersons. They stayed with us for 3 nights. We had 2 nights by ourselves and then a wonderful surprise ending. Jen, Christine, and John were waiting in our cabin one afternoon when we came in from the lake. We were expecting my mom and dad, but not our family from Japan until we got home. They finished out our vacation with us. We tubed and boated everyday, all day. It was nice, but a little too much work to be called a true vacation. We had to cook all our meals and do all the dishes after every meal. No restaurants and no dishwasher. The kids and I decided that the beach is better!Sunset from our balconey
Sam, Syd, and John

Syd and Chris Paw Paw with the boysJohn and Sam waiting for some actionSophie and Tavie JeffersonTavie had a birthday while she was thereSeeger 2 days into the tripEddie and meFun on the tubesSyd and ChrisPaw Paw took a turn at tubing. He was the comic relief just watching him try to get on the tube and back in the boat!Seeger the first day on the boat. He was petrified. He did not enjoy it until halfway through the 2nd day.Eddie with the kids. Look how clear the water is.Our last day, just before heading home.