Summer at the lake

This past spring we joined a recreational club.  It has a huge lake stocked with fish, a beach, a club house, a party pavilion, trails, trap shooting, camping, hunting and fishing and so much more . For a kid it's as close to heaven as they know! Our family joined along with my sisters family, my brothers family and several other friends and their families, we have taken over the club!

We are know as the Cove Dwellers for all our camping trailers are tucked away in a lovely cove on the lake and its the site that everybody ends up coming too, because they know its always a good time. The kids can fish off the dock or take off in one of the boats, (we include Husbands in that category of kids) we have a huge open fire pit, that we cook all our community meals on, its a virtual feast there on the weekends, from hot dogs and burgers to grilled seafood, everybody brings a dish and something to go on the grill and everybody looks after everybody's children and the men do most of the cooking, its funny how grilling brings out the chef in them! lol.  We all have become even closer as a result of this club. Nights are always spent out by the fire pit toasting ourselves and some marshmellows.  Today's agenda is to go out there for the bears game and on the menu is chili, enchiladas and lasagna all made with venison from this seasons first hunt.

I can only image how much fun it is for the children, its a mini vacation to the woods every weekend. They've spotted deer, coyotes, possums, raccoons, huge turtles, foxes etc. They've gone on expeditions and met new friends. I can't tell you the beauty I see when I watch my son and my husband side by side fishing together, the joy in watching that relationship grow brings tears to my eyes.
Even the teenagers have been known to join us and have a good time!

It was the best investment we've ever made, it has brought us closer as a family, closer to our friends and our kids will have the best summertime memories to reflect back on when they become adults. Its a lil piece of heaven here on earth, just look at that beautiful sunset!