up north....

we headed up to elim this year for the family holiday.
we've never been here for a whole week...just for long weekends.
my sister deb & 3 of her kids had a trailer too.

what a fun week we had!!

here are just a few of the highlights....

our kids were crazy about tennis this year

doin some fish'n.....

lots of fun on the water.....

 dani, reuben & hannah...

my sis's baby loves the water....

and piloting the "ship" as he calls it :)

levi & hannah...

 eryn & dani...

 leah & dani....

 leah & roni...

leah & reuben...

 leah & hannah...

 me & my sis....

while my handsome hub pulled tubers, skiers & kneeboarders.....

the rest of us hung out on the pontoon boat, fishing, reading, soaking in the rays & listening to some great tunes.... ;)!

dani even tries slaloming...

fail :(

my big sis shows how it's done....

{you're never too old, eh deb!!}

played lots of games~dutch blitz, spit{it's a card game~i know, who named it spit??}dutch rummy, charades & the 'elim'pics...

my dad & sylvia came one night for supper & a fun game of charades...

thurs night was the 'elim'pics.....

family teams lined up ready to play

our team...

 levi had to roll a marshmallow, yes a marshmallow, from the starting line, around a pylon & back again, using only his head...{i told him he'd better keep his tongue in his mouth~gross!}

 they had to keep the green feather off the floor by blowing it up....

enjoying ice cream after the gruelling 'elim'pics..

 the rainbow of colours...

looking forward to next summer already!!