Birchcrest 2015

Trying to catch up on my posting!  So this will be a quick one for our yearly week at the Savage Family compound, Birchcrest.  Great time with family as always, and the cousins getting to know each other and we always seem to be celebrating a birthday!

Started out with some boating over to the second space we had to rent to contain all these Savages.

Corbin chose to swim!

Cousins all snuggled up on the futon...

Surrounded!

Fun with noodles.

William learning what the cabin is all about: time in the water :)

Wa-wa milk!

Cousin line up.

Aunt Carrie reading to the boys.

Corbin doing some paddleboarding.

Carrie and Tyler out for a paddle.

Alex's favorite activity.

Lynn and the boys arrive!

All three Schobels :)

William keeping up with the big boys...

Gorgeous sunset from the "other" cabin.

Hammock time!

Papa and Christopher having fun with the water squirters.

Plotting mini golf strategy.

Aunt Lynn giving a helping hand.

William adding an extra course hazard.

The windmill is always fun!

Tractor!

Someone was nice enough to turn my camera on me :)

Brooksie :)

Middle of the week was a Sea Dogs game and Daddy arriving!

Play Ball!

The gang was all there (minus Russ and Ed due to another crazy plane trip).

William making the call.

Lynn and Brooksie.

Andrew and Christopher.

He's got this baseball thing covered.

A shot with Slugger at the end of the game (or the 5th inning when we couldn't take the heat any more).

Russ (and Ed) arrive!  

Nathan loved having a buddy to play games with.

There was swimming and swimming...

And fishing with nets...

Corbin water skiing...

Time on the boat...

Loons...

Kayaking...

Indulging in guilty gossip magazine reading...

Guitar playing to a audience of one...

Painting...

And someone turned 2!!  happy birthday William!

The cousins gathered all around.

The birthday boy!

Proud parents.

Blowing out the candle.

Final sunset ride.

And a rainbow to close out a wonderful week...