Friday, October 28, 2011

Pearl Lake weekend

We spent our last weekend in Wisconsin at Pearl Lake, closing up for the year. We had two sunny but cool days to put the pontoon boat away, take out the pier, watch Niki's sectional cross country race (she's running in the state meet next!), and watch football. Josiah enjoyed his first trip up to the lake. Actually, he may not have noticed...he's pretty laid back so he eats, sleeps, and poops anywhere.
Final pontoon ride of the season...driving with Buppa
Watching out the back of the boat--how TJ spent most of
 the final pontoon ride of the season (except for when he was driving)


Final tally in the garage: 2 speedboats, 2 pontoon boats, 1 model A,
1 riding lawnmower, 1 or 2 jet skis...a tight fit and definitely not all ours!
Note the decorative balls still hanging from Jenn and Pat's wedding--a nice touch!
Jenn directs the backing in job of the pontoon while Thomas "steers"
in his Halloween costume.


Pat uses brute force to turn the pontoon boat toward the garage opening.
So glad I didn't have to help with this! Dad and Pat taking out the
pier on a chilly late October afternoon. Brrr...


Jenn and I were tasked to remove the cement blocks supporting the pier
 at the water's edge. We found a family of frogs hibernating--probably 6 of them
stacked on top each other in the holes of the cement blocks, each as big as a fist.
Thomas, Gwenny, Abby and Josiah: the great grandkids
Mom and dad with their grandsons

The guys watching football. Jo-Jo looks comfy, doesn't he?! 




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