Super Rachel Zana's Spot

Grandma Kathy was visiting, and we decided to take a mini overnight trip up the North Shore.  When the decision was made that we were going to be traveling, I started checking out lodging options.  Since our plans were somewhat spontaneous and it’s prime traveling season, there were not a…

Dr. Peds:  Can you say “Jesus Loves Me?” Mr. TOF:  (thinking hard)  Jesus. Dr. Peds: Good Job!  Jesus . . .  loves me! Mr. TOF: (with a scowl and exasperated arms) No, Loves ME!

They started collecting wet sand in their swimsuits, which effectively stretched out their swimsuits. Luckily the material in Mr. SP’s shirt was on it’s last leg anyway, and The Banana’s didn’t stretch quite as much.   We found this mint condition swimming shirt for The Banana at a garage sale.…

In nearly every moment of his free time this summer, Mr. Sneaky Pants has either been holed up in my room where his siblings won’t bother him while he builds things with LEGOs, or he has been curled up in a corner somewhere by himself with a book.  Being by…

Auntie Amy Texas was in charge of supper one night.  She even had a clipboard. Someone really loves corn on the cob! The kitchen in the cabin is teensy tiny, and one evening the three little cousins were determined to be underfoot, so Auntie Dot lured them behind the table…

Almost everyone had left on a pontoon ride.  Ka Ka and Mr. TOF had no desire to leave land, but they had a wonderful time together on the hammock.

After arriving at the cabin, I hopped out of the car  with a sigh of relief to be out of that transportation trap (car rides with my family are not my forte!).  Two seconds later  I was excitedly told all about how the cousins had been creating a frog terrarium…

Every year at the cabin we celebrate Auntie Dot’s birthday.  This year, after ice cream cake and festivities, Auntie Amy Texas unveiled a present giving extravaganza:  one carefully chosen present for each person at the cabin in honor of Grandma The Great.  Grandma The Great always gave everyone a small…

Mr. Trouble on Feet isn’t as excited to be in the water like the big kidlets.  It’s not that he never goes in and gets wet, he just approaches the water with a lot less enthusiasm and in a much calmer  way than his siblings.  He’s pretty content to be…

The paddleboards were out on the water a lot! Uncle Robert tried it out! Even Grandma Kathy ventured out one morning!  She started out standing up while I took pictures on her cell phone camera.  Then I she tried kneeling, while I got my own camera.  She was doing so…