We had a different type of trip this year. Without my brother and his family joining us, it was just the four Keenes and my parents. The kids said they were actually looking forward to the “quieter week” and we sure made the most of it. We also decided to take Maverick again after muchContinue reading “Banks Lake 2020”
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Spirit Lake Trip
We couldn’t book two separate weeks at Banks Lake this year, and my family really wanted to keep our annual tradition alive, so we booked one week at Seddlmeyer’s RV Resort on Spirit Lake and invited our friends the Drews and Jim’s parents to come along. All good decisions! The biggest disappointment by far wasContinue reading “Spirit Lake Trip”
Spirit Lake 2019
Yet another fabulous Labor Day Weekend spent in the sunshine at my aunt and uncle’s cabin on Spirit Lake! What was special about this year is that the cabin wasn’t empty… my aunt and uncle were there, as well as my cousin and her two kids. We had so much fun hanging out with them!Continue reading “Spirit Lake 2019”
Banks Lake 2019 Trip 2
We have such a great time on this annual tradition of camping with family. (We spent part of the week arguing about how many times we’d all been there… just kidding.) This year, due to booking circumstances, both sides of the crew were there together. We tried to explain to our kids just how specialContinue reading “Banks Lake 2019 Trip 2”
Banks Lake 2019 Trip 1
This summer we have two trips as usual. This first trip fell into our laps after an acquaintance asked if we wanted the site way back in November, as someone she knew was cancelling it. We said YES. So it was just going to be our little family of four for the week, but thenContinue reading “Banks Lake 2019 Trip 1”
Lincoln Rock 2019
We just love getting away for the weekend in our camper! I made reservations for Lincoln Rock State Park months ago and the kids were excited to visit there for the first time. Can you see the profile of my favorite president on the cliff face? We also got to install Jim’s birthday gift fromContinue reading “Lincoln Rock 2019”
Boating to Poulsbo
We had such a wonderful time visiting with Uncle Rex and Aunt Donna while they were here from Alabama for a week. One of the days, we borrowed my parents’ boat and took a trip to Poulsbo. It was a beautifully warm day – smoky from the fires but calm and lovely for a boatContinue reading “Boating to Poulsbo”
Summer Days
Shortly after we returned from vacation, the kids picked so many blackberries we decided to host a cobbler party. JT and Haley made the recipe (and tripled it, all by themselves) and we invited all the grandparents over to enjoy it with us! During the summer, sometimes there is more time together that can leadContinue reading “Summer Days”
Roomie Reunion Summer 2018
We hosted another summer Roomie Reunion over the weekend! Only four of the six families could make it (one was headed to Ireland, the other double booked with a church group in another city). But we had 20 people here for tubing on the lake, eating pizza, and generally having a great time together. TheContinue reading “Roomie Reunion Summer 2018”
Banks Lake Trip 2
We had a quiet second trip to Banks Lake this year, with only Grandpa and Grandma Keene joining us for the week. It was lovely! We left straight from JT’s last baseball tournament, arriving about 9:30 PM, and went to bed. The next morning we did some quick set up and were ready to enjoyContinue reading “Banks Lake Trip 2”
The Keene Family 