Lovely Lake of the Woods

Our thrid day, Wednesday, the weather started to get a bit better. It was still cool and cloudy, but the rain mostly held off except for a few showers here and there. It seemed to be a more relaxing day where a lot of fishing took place. I think this was the day Jacob caught a huge fish off the dock with his little kid fishing rod. The fish hung on for quite a while while we got the net and tried to get him, but alas he broke away. It was some fun excitement!

The Tom Cutts family also did some good cooking this day. We had a delicious breakfast from the dutch oven, and then a great bbq dinner, chicken and bacon wrapped asparagus. The food the whole trip was good.

I realized I didn't take any pictures from this day! I thought maybe the one below was from it because we did go boating to Kenora to the bait shop to get some live fishing bait, and this is pretty much what it looked like. So we can just pretend.

 And then the weather turned and it truly was an island paradise!

 The last day arrived and the water was calm, the skies were blue, and the sun was shining!

And so, we crammed in all the water activities we could. Grandpa, Tom, Richard, and I all went skiing. Mine was a short run, and on two skies, but I did get up! The water was still cold and I really didn't want to fall in!

Hanging out at the dock.

Julie, Tom, and I also tried paddle-boarding. I wish I had some pictures of that. It was lots of fun and very cool to paddle around the lake.

Isabelle and Aunt Jacquie

Then there was the tubing. So much fun! 

I like how Tom just looks bored here! Later in the day Tom was on the tube with Eden and Macy. Eden wanted it faster and bumpier and Grandpa tried to oblige, however after a turn he slowed down too fast and the tube nose-dived in and everyone ended up in the cold water! Macy was wearing water shoes and they fell off. I guess she caught them and was crying more about her shoes and not wanting to lose them, then actually falling off the tube into the water!

Fun in the boat!

Uncle Richard, Jacob, and Macy.

Chris and me and Macy. Chris and I also had a go on the tube later. It was fun, and we had to work to not fall off!

Grandpa skiing.

The water was still cold today, but that didn't stop Eden, Alice, and Macy. They did the 'ladder challenge' and stepped further and further into the water. Alice even let go and swam a little. They also had a little tarzan rope that the girls liked to swing on. Obviously they all have true Cutts blood in them!

When it was time to go we lucked out and got a ride back on a pontoon boat. It was basically a party boat, and fun to ride on. More Macy's style as it didn't feel as fast, and she wasn't really into boating fast.

Since the weather was so great, we didn't end up leaving the island until about 5 pm. We had dinner at Subway and that's when I noticed Rachel had got her second tooth (she got the first one a week earlier when we were still at Grandma and Grandpa's). Luckily she showed no discomfort on getting them until a week later when we were back at home.

By the time everything was loaded up, we didn't get in to Headingley until about 10 pm. We checked in the Best Western hotel and experienced a little culture shock, the rooms were really nice. We all slept good that night, exhausted from our busy day in the sun!