Housemates included a very pregnant gal (due in July), her husband, their 2-1/2 year old boy and her mother.
During our visit the little guy was being potty-trained and his Mom was sporadically dealing with contractions.
Which might sound like a recipe for disaster as we were all living under one roof and sharing a single bathroom.
But instead it was great fun, everyone got along fabulously and we couldn't have asked for a better time.
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| Lots of squeals as the little guy got tossed higher... |
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| .... and higher in the air! |
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| No need to get out of the water, just lift your glass and champagne was poured! |
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| We were very far from the closest neighbor which provided privacy for skinny-dipping and communing with nature. |
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| There was perch to catch. |
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| And a boat to go fishing. |
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| Checking out the little swimmers. |
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| After expert instruction, I pushed a worm (only half a worm is used, by the way, ewwwww) onto my hook and caught one perch after another, while standing at the end of the dock. |
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| Catch of the Day! |
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| Found sparklers in the house. We lit them and ran down the dock twirling them in the air on the 4th of July! |
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| Holiday dessert table. |
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| No blueberries at the market, so our flag cake consisted of six gummy people representing us, the 'stars'. And strawberries for the 'stripes'. |
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| Approaching midnight on the lake...long summer days in Finland. |
And this is my favorite picture, regardless of the poor lighting.
It is a family hug.
And we felt like we were right in the middle of this embrace during our entire visit.
Kippis!
(Cheers in Finnish)
Beautiful photos!!!
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