Happy Independence Day!

Only a month behind in my posts... That's not too bad, huh? Anyway, for the fourth of July, the whole Egle clan took a trip to the great Up North. Noah and cousin Ellia were the main attractions, but we all had a good time. Noah's great aunt and uncle have a cabin on a lake, which they graciously let us use for a long holiday weekend.

The babies kept everyone entertained. Noah tried to tackle Ellia... in fact, he even tried to sneak in a little smooching session. He does have a way with the ladies.

They definitely wore themselves out with their antics. Noah began cruising for the first time with a fancy little push toy that was at the cabin... Ellia wasn't very impressed, as she had been doing that for awhile, but she certainly entertained herself by crawling super fast away from that pesky younger boy who was chasing her.

We played at the lake the cabin was on... and we made a day of going to the Cherry Festival in Traverse City.

Ellia proved once again that she is a water baby through-and-through. Noah once again proved that he is not. Ellia frollicked in the lake. Noah avoided it with all his might.

We did manage to get him out on the row boat, though. He didn't really mind it. He wasn't thrilled about the life jacket, but he got used to it. And once he experienced the soothing lull of the gently rocking waves... well, let's just say he didn't stay awake for the whole trip.

Even once we got to shore, Noah continued to enjoy the tranquility of life at sea...

Meanwhile, the adults enjoyed some more active forms of water sports. The biggest hit, by far, (at least as far as I'm concerned,) was the water bike. What is a water bike? Well, I'm glad you asked. It's a bicycle that you ride in the water.

Kevin was particularly good at it. In case you're having difficulty deciphering what you're looking at in the above picture, it's a bicycle welded onto a raft. The chain, instead of being linked to a tire, is linked to the paddles at the back. The handlebars, instead of being connected to a front wheel, are connected to a rudder at the front of the waterbike.

Kevin was good, but look who was REALLY good:

And while we excelled at some things that were a little unconventional (like waterbikes), some more conventional activities, like Chinese lanterns, were a little beyond our paygrade. Two doctors, an engineer, a nurse, a computer programmer, and a childcare expert were complete at utter failures at getting the lantern to take off... on two tries! Oh well. It was making memories, right?

And stay tuned for another post soon! (It's always a more significant event that motivates me to actually catch up on posts... so, something to look forward to!)