Thank you Laura...

Thanks to Dave's sister, Laura, who took pics of the tree removal the second day.

Cutting Down Trees

Let me begin this blog by letting you know that we were on VACATION!!!!!!!!! I point this out not simply because Dave works so hard even when he is on vacation, but to justify why there is no before or after pictures for his cutting down trees project.... simply a few during. This is what I came out to, after awaking from my morning nap.
Dave is working on bringing down the 2nd, of 3, Birch trees that needed to be cut down


Since I am extremely scared of heights, seeing him up so high on a dead tree FREAKED me out!!!

If you look close, you can see Dave's shirt is wet, it was not from sweat.... while pulling down tree, he fell off the dock and I think he even hit a paddle boat on his way into the lake....

It was too much for me to take.................. so I headed back in for my afternoon nap!

Dave also cut down a huge pine tree in his parents front yard the next day, but I didn't take any pictures.

Dave's Project

I discovered even when Dave is on vacation, he still has to be doing ........ something.........

Jake is never far from Dave's side..

.............. Maybe now he can relax, for just a minute.

In the water

Just some pics I took of beautiful Lake Michigan

Getting IN Lake Michigan, with my camera to take some pictures.

Right after I took this picture, Dave "yelled" @ me, that when I drop and break this camera, he would not be replacing it.

................Ye, of little faith...............

Relaxin

Here is a pic of Pat, wearing the Father's Day gift from a few years ago!

The most relaxed dog, ever



I take that back.......

shMeglet and I take a break from Yahtzee, so Dave can take our pic

at least no one is "posing" in this picture..... hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can NOT believe this super cute gal is single ?!?!?

Only took 2 tries to get a pic of Dave in a crashing wave!!!

The Cottage

When you drive up the drive way this is the "front" of the cottage.... notice the U of M grill cover?!?!? We knew we were meant to stay here!!

The dining area, when you first walk into the cottage.

Kitchen....

Living room, with a great T.V. , in case of rain...

Where Ma and Pat stayed

shMeglet's room

Where Dave and I stayed.

The view out the living room windows

View from other side of the living room

The "back" of the cottage

some pics from the deck...

Steepest staircase EVER, like shMeglet says the WORSE thing about going down to the lake... is having to come back up the stairs

This is classic.... for those of you that know Jake's obsession with Dave... Here is a pic of Dave way at the top of the stairs and Jake chillin' by me, Jake knew following Dave would be another trip up the steps and decided to stay by the lake!!!!!