Weekend at the Lake

Cy's dad's family has a large piece of property on Lake Murray with a house on it, and they have been wanting us to come for a while. This past weekend, we decided to try a weekend at the lake (we had been putting it off until Gemma was a bit older). Gemma and I picked Cy up at Blackbaud on Friday afternoon with the car all loaded up and we took off. We made it to the lake around 7 pm. We were a little wary at first as we passed a rifle-toting shirtless old guy just up the street from the lake house. But when we got there, and saw all the work they had done on the property, we were amazed. Tons of brush had been cleared so you could see the lake really well. (The house sits on a small peninsula and is surrounded on 3 sides by water.) Cy's parents had done a really great job of fixing up the inside of the house as well.

It ended up being a really relaxing, peaceful weekend getaway. The Shealy land is in its own secluded little cove, so it was very quiet and there was no one else around. We had fun sitting on the porch swing and reading, playing Frisbee in the huge yard, going on many walks beneath the shade of the tons of tall trees, and we definitely enjoyed the many rounds of Mexican Train dominoes! I of course, enjoyed taking gazillions of pictures as usual. Even Gemma seemed to have a really great time - she was super happy the whole trip. (As exhibited by her huge smile in this picture - she especially enjoyed many walks in the Baby Bjorn with her daddy!)

Gemma even got to dip her toes in the lake. . .she wasn't too sure about it, but she didn't cry, so it must not have been too bad!

It was a really great weekend, and we can't wait to go back to the lake!