What a long strange trip it has been...

Back to reality we have landed, after 8 days of togetherness, we all went our separate ways this morning.

I have been a little shy about road trips, especially with 3 little kids, but I must say, we have just returned from my favorite family vacation.

Ever.

As per our family tradition we always ask the kids what their favorite part of their day was.  This time, we asked what their favorite part of the trip was.

For Graham it was being on the dock, and swimming in the lake.  He also loved when we went out on the ski boat, and he road on the "rock and roller"  basically a two person inner tube.

My favorite memory with Graham was watching him do the "swim test" with Doug by his side.  You had to be able to swim from one dock to the next in order to go life vest free in the water.

Graham made it, but also decided that it would be safer to keep his life vest on (which made me very happy).




Harper's favorite part of the trip was jumping off the dock, and swimming to "turtle rock".  She teamed up with the only other girl in the group, and had the time of her life.

I have said it many times before, but being around Harper is like looking into the mirror.  She LOVES to play any game, so we spent hours playing checkers and beginner chess.

Harris, in his typical fashion told me that he, "loved everything!", and I am pretty sure he did.  He swam non-stop, played Lego's, ate like a king, and wore his new black "Darth Vader" jacket every waking moment (he slept in it too).

My favorite moment with Harris was when our host, Tracy, made her amazing buttermilk pancakes.  Acting like an experienced Sous Chef, Harris helped measure, whisk, and stir the best pancakes any of us have ever had.





As for the adults, we ate and drank like Kings, wished Doug a happy 50th, and simply enjoyed each others company.

And we didn't talk about cancer.

Not once.