ER and vacation! Great combo!

Well vacation started off great! Windy, cool weather right by a lake! Good thing we brought jeans and sweatshirts! We did have some nice days so we could be near and in the water, but I don't think it got over 80 degrees all week, and we got a couple good thunderstorms at night too! Owell, it was a lot of fun and great to hang out with the Goodrich family! I didn't stay up real late because Presley was NOT sleeping good, plus she kept grabbing her ears and had a runny nose!
Finally on Tuesday we decided to take her to the doctor...and of course there are no walk-in clinics in Spirit Lake, so we had our first trip to the emergency room. Presley's left ear was red and swollen and the right had fluid in it, so we got some meds and hoped for the best. She was good during the days but still had crappy nights! I'm sure she didn't like sleeping in an unfamiliar place, or maybe she is teething....or maybe she is just plain crabby!
Here is a pic of some of the Goodrich family fishing.
and part of the "Goodrich Survivor Game"...stacking cans in a pyramid on a windy day! It was fun to play and watch, some were even creative enough to add sand or water to their cans so they wouldn't blow over!

and below is the frog catching contest, I was eliminated this round because I won't touch the frogs! They caught so many frogs and fish that Friday night we had a fish and frog fry! The fish was good, but again, I stayed away from the frogs!

and the ever-popular Musical Chairs, it was entertaining to watch the adults dive into the chairs!

The sunset from the beach! Pretty huh?

Some of the kids got 'tattoos'! Drawn by Steve in ink.

and of course some boating, swimming and tubing!

and in addition to all the fish and frogs, they also caught a lot of tadpoles and a turtle!

Here are a couple of the fish from the last night! and Grandpa Jerry has a good fish story about 'the big one that got away!' :(

Here is a good pic of all the grandkids. From 18 years old to 3 months old!