Our very dear friends invited us to join them on their summer holiday at a lake house they rented in Suklava, Finland.
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.
![](//3.bp.blogspot.com/-dx3YrnKtACo/UfQYEmHrGqI/AAAAAAAAFaM/JIDWl_Ftugc/s400/tossedintheair.jpeg) |
Lots of squeals as the little guy got tossed higher... |
![](//4.bp.blogspot.com/-sVUV4lQFsHc/UfQYmE3MpOI/AAAAAAAAFaY/vCkRoR1DAH8/s640/pUtedjHfLzumOFqHZLelHiWbY9uPc7-n8qZMEWvGwWU.jpeg) |
.... and higher in the air! |
![](//1.bp.blogspot.com/-HWskIX3jrK8/UfQZz_8cKrI/AAAAAAAAFao/7gKLa-Vsvio/s640/IMG_6660rev.JPG) |
No need to get out of the water,
just lift your glass and champagne was poured! |
![](//1.bp.blogspot.com/-fe98eods-sw/UfQaznAHu-I/AAAAAAAAFaw/co1TnPjc78I/s400/IMG_6718.JPG) |
We were very far from the closest neighbor which provided
privacy for skinny-dipping and communing with nature. |
![](//4.bp.blogspot.com/-_Zy53Yo7gFw/UfQcSIx1kyI/AAAAAAAAFbA/KBNJN7zZBAo/s400/P1130385.JPG) |
There was perch to catch. |
![](//4.bp.blogspot.com/-allqV6Q4TKk/UfQc6JJsFyI/AAAAAAAAFbI/L6zFfWTCb3M/s400/P1130394.jpg) |
And a boat to go fishing. |
![](//4.bp.blogspot.com/-KfOM29-S00M/UfQdaBLhb5I/AAAAAAAAFbU/F8WpLfHGQSY/s400/P1130418.JPG) |
Checking out the little swimmers. |
![](//4.bp.blogspot.com/-SZa1ZNfqQnk/UfQd2qRL_nI/AAAAAAAAFbc/YvWmpBAMf3E/s400/P1130430rev.jpg) |
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. |
![](//1.bp.blogspot.com/-kvSpIXQ8YKQ/UfQeQsFWcnI/AAAAAAAAFbk/gbsJzCZb9gA/s400/P1130443.JPG) |
Catch of the Day! |
![](//4.bp.blogspot.com/--BU-mXaThSI/UfQgDkOvo3I/AAAAAAAAFcE/YXtnqtC9-xQ/s400/IMG_6707rev.JPG) |
Found sparklers in the house. We lit them and ran down
the dock twirling them in the air on the 4th of July! |
![](//1.bp.blogspot.com/-BwoMYF42lg4/UfQgpRgT7DI/AAAAAAAAFcU/sUR7PN8GJu8/s400/WP_20130704_024.jpg) |
Holiday dessert table. |
![](//3.bp.blogspot.com/-y4S7fFDRCEI/UfQge12FMYI/AAAAAAAAFcM/-RAU1L4VcrI/s400/WP_20130704_028.jpg) |
No blueberries at the market, so our flag cake consisted of six gummy
people representing us, the 'stars'. And strawberries for the 'stripes'. |
![](//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3ScWgm-W6A8/UfQegeWOmCI/AAAAAAAAFbs/zlLOEnodQKY/s400/WP_20130705_001.jpg) |
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!!!
ReplyDelete