Crown Point Visit

This weekend, we stayed with my grandparents in Crown Point for my mom's 2nd Grade Reunion (yes, it was a 2nd grade reunion).

On Saturday, we woke up to a breakfast of waffles and sausage. After saying goodbye to our grandparents, we drove to Lakes of the Four Seasons, the site of the reunion. My brothers and I played with our friends Lucy and Gina on the playground, and we nearly caught a frog lakeside.

Thunderclouds had been hanging in the sky, threatening to unleash a storm all day, and they finally did, just as we finished building canals and dams by the lake (we christened the city "Elusive Frog City" in homage to that tricky frog that we just couldn't catch).

Sitting under the pavilion wasn't much fun, so we headed to our hostess' house, where we watched Man Vs. Wild until the rain stopped. We then got out a few fishing poles, dug up some worms, and tried our luck at fishing. Surprisingly, we did catch quite a few fish - one of them David caught with a makeshift fishing pole: a crude, Huck Finn-style pole fashioned with a line tied to the end of a stick.

Soon, the mosquitoes came out by the hundreds (I counted 14 bites on my legs alone), so we sat around a bonfire, roasting hot dogs and attempting to evade the merciless mosquitoes.

After a fun day, we said goodbye to Lucy and Gina, and headed back to Grandma and Grandpa's house. We got back at around midnight, and we all fell asleep quickly and easily.

On Sunday morning, we visited my Aunt Marge, who lives a few doors down from my grandparents. The kids soon tired of the adults' talk, so we watched Tom and Jerry until my parents came home.

The rest of our time was mostly spent packing, and as soon as we had loaded the van with our suitcases, we waved adieu to Grandma and Grandpa. We stopped at Uncle Dave and Aunt Michelle's house, and watched Germany slaughter Australia in the World Cup. The kids headed downstairs to play, but after about ten minutes, we were back on the road, heading for my Grandma and Grandpa Speckhard's house.

We had an enjoyable time there, sitting on the swing talking to Cousin Sarah, talking and laughing with family at cocktails, watching Youtube videos, and watching the Eyewitness video about reptiles.

All too soon, we hit the road and arrived home at 1:00 AM.