Brenneman's Lake Visit

This weekend, my family (excluding my mom, who was studying algebra) spent Labor Day at our friend's lake house.

About 15 people were there, relaxing and enjoying the day off, including my friends Jessica, Ashley, and Alison. Many of my brother's friends were there also, and our many games of "King of the Raft" were intense.

The lake was choppy, but we all braved the stormy seas. The tubing was excellent, and Joe, our driver, whipped us around mercilessly, flinging many off their tubes.

The kids played football while hamburgers sizzled on the grill (for the record, Jessica and I connected for so many touchdown passes that it must be some sort of record).

After dinner, as the sun slowly succumbed to darkness, we all gathered around a blazing fire.

Finally, after a fun-filled day, we hopped in the van and headed home. Thanks, Brenneman family!

Sydney's Birthday At The Lake

As always, Sydney celebrated her birthday (which happened to be her 12th) at the lake.

She and I arrived a day early, along with her grandpa. Unfortunately, the forecast predicted rainy skies all weekend. Indeed, the weather was gloomy and wet on Friday, and Saturday brought little change.

After our breakfast of Tom's Donuts, Sydney and I decided to swim, even though it was drizzling at the time. We must've looked pretty odd, going for a leisurely swim in the rain. Well, we are pretty odd.

Luckily, it stopped raining, the sky cleared up, and we were able to go tubing. It was so much fun, and we both wiped out several times.

Soon, Sydney's family arrived, along with Luke. After some ping-pong (Sydney's dad whooped me thoroughly), Sydney opened presents on the porch. She received some books, Silly Bands, money, and she still hasn't gotten my present yet (it's taken a while to find it)!

We had brownies (which Sydney and I had baked earlier) with ice cream, a truly delicious combination.

After this, we started packing up. It was a great time, and I thank the Nash family once again!

Lake George Visit

Yesterday, David, Sydney, Dever, and myself drove up to the lake with Sydney's Aunt Jenny. We ate lunch in the van, which proved to be the more efficient, easy way to go.

We arrived at Lake George in the early afternoon, and immediately began to swim. We played a fun game called "Survival at Sea", in which we pretend to be castaways, floating in the middle of the ocean on a piece of wood.

We went on several boat rides, both speed boat and pontoon, but unfortunately, we never had the chance to go tubing.

After we watched the movie, "The Incredible Mr. Limpet", we all competed in a ping-pong tournament. (For the record, I beat Sydney 10-9 in a very close, intense game.)

After dinner, we packed our wet towels and swim suits, and headed back to Fort Wayne. It was a great day. Thanks, Nash family!