Monday, September 23, 2013

Happy Birthday to Me!

Today is my birthday! Ben and I went on an afternoon birthday hike to Vista Point.



Birthday hike!



Then tonight Mom and Dad had a birthday dinner party for me. We all got to take and compare our blood pressure! Whee!



Chicken and sweet potato curry! With raita and corn & avocado salad.



PRESENTS!



CAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!



Wishes!



Two Kates are better than one!






Mmmm. I cannot get enough Texas Sheet Cake.



Neither can Dad!



Yay! What a great birthday. I'm excited for this year!

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Pontoon!

To celebrate Moss's birthday today, we had a family pontoon adventure! We went to Burr Oak and rented a boat.



It was a beautiful day to be on the water! It was a bit chilly, but whenever the sun peeked out it felt great.



Father and son!



Ben & me.



Lunch!



Kayla and Cheryl. Sandwiches!



Hello, sun!



Moss was determined to go swimming no matter what the temperature.



Splash!



Brrrrr!!



We drove the pontoon boat over to the lodge.



We parked our vessel, the Sweetwater Challenger, at the dock.



Then we headed up the hill to the lodge! It was recently renovated and it is beautiful.



Look at that view!



There was a great wildlife exhibit in the lobby. BOBCAT!



OWL!



Dennis, Ben and Moss enjoyed the sunny lobby.



Gazebo!



Pool!






After some more exploring, it was time to head down the steep hill to the boat docks.






Dudes chilling.



Bye bye, lodge!



Whee!



Ducks!



Moss, Kayla and Cheryl.



Wrestlemania!












NO PANTS!



Dennis.



Eventually it was time to return the pontoon boat.



Cheryl brought a keylime pie to celebrate Moss's birthday!



Kayla and Cheryl got Moss a new paddle and life jacket for his kayak!



He took the opportunity to demonstrate some sweet moves.