October at the Lake

The girls had several days off from school the third week of October.  We took advantage of those extra days off to head to camp.  Papa already arrived in Vermont for the start of his ski season, so it was a perfect opportunity to get to camp for a few days and to drive into Vermont to hang out with Papa.  We got there Wednesday evening, Papa drove in from Vermont and stayed with us at camp for a few days.  We then headed into Vermont one day to take a quick, very cold hike, swim at Papa's condo pool and to have a yummy lunch.  Back to camp for the rest of the weekend where we enjoyed a fall foliage boat ride, lots of time outside, walks to the bay to find lake glass and other lake treasures, lots of fires in the wood stove, and lots of yummy meals. We had so much fun hanging out with Papa and the lake.  The only sad thing was watching Jim tuck the boat in for the winter.  I'm glad the weather cooperated for one more boat ride.  The morning that we left, we went through the process of winterizing it.  Heat is still on, but the power goes out a lot of in north country! Jim always drains the lines and adds anitfreeze to the sinks and toilets.  I'm hoping we will make it back to NY and Vermont to ski with Papa in March! Until then, my favorite place on earth...

The girls like to take a walk down our long lane.  I love giving them a little bit of freedom to play and wander on their own.  Just a little!