Isle O Dreams -- July 2008

Well, our favorite week of the year has come and gone, and amidst the chaos of moving, I am finally getting a chance to update the blog with some highlights from our vacation.

This year was no different than any other year, in the respect that we thoroughly enjoyed every moment of rest and relaxation. Nana Sharpe allowed us to sleep in every single morning--god bless her--and occasionally we even snuck a nap in when they kids laid down in the afternoon.

We also enjoyed MUCH time in the sun & water:

A family trip into Buck Lake (a small adjoining lake) on our floaties

Some action packed tubing, which both kids LOVED!!

Erica cuddling with mom and dad on the boat

Fishing was a huge hit again this year--

Dad and E with a sunfish

Jon with a nice large mouth Bass

and Mom and H with a measly perch...go figure!! :)

Here are Hayden and Papa returning from a successful trip out fishing one morning. They caught so much on their mornings out that we enjoyed fish for dinner many nights.

Some Wildlife observed:

A Great Blue Heron hanging out on our dock

A mama Loon and her baby

...and a HUGE dragonfly H & Papa found in the boat. He wasn't even hurt, and he let H hold him and check him out for quite a while before he flew off.

Major Breakthroughs that are news-worthy:

1.) Tammie learned to wake board FINALLY (and made Jon so proud)

2.) Hayden learned to cast his fishing pole--

3.) Erica learned to jump into the pool all by herself--

And finally a few shots of the Sharpe family, as this is the real reason why we love & cherish our week at Isle O Dreams so much:

Girls Rule!!
(we've got the guys out numbered 5:3)

The Sharpe Family
July 2008