Kristi and Jason's vacation at the lake and my birthday.

Friday, another lovely day. Kristi and Jason's friends with their 2 little boys arrived at noon. Let the adventure begin. Ray and I kept our distance due to Covid, but were able to sit outside and get to meet them. Kristi invited them to stay last January when we were away, so they saw the inside of our house anyways. With Kristi and Jason's trailer in the driveway for them as accommodation it would work well for the visit.

Lunch at the dock. Ray coming back after fueling up the boat.

The boys moved the picnic table up to the back lawn so they could use it for their meals outside. Then they carried the new deck boxes to the dock for Ray. Thanks a bunch guys. Now Ray will have to secure them to the dock and finish putting on the hardware such as hinges, handles and hasp locks.

Jason took the crew out for a boat ride. Just like a car ride the two little boys came back sound asleep. lol The dogs watching them leave. The next day they did not want to go for a boat ride because they knew they would fall asleep.

Throwing rocks, the boys favourite pass time.

The lake is still quite high for this time of year, usually we have about 5 feet of beach.

Our bathing beauty, Kristi. She had me take this picture as there was a comment in a medical journal or report that female doctors should not be seen in bikini's, as it's unprofessional. Well you can imagine the criticism on that comment. All the female doctors are posting pictures of themselves in bikini's for defiance. The comment has now been apologized for. Of course Kristi being so fair immediately put on her cover-up clothes so she doesn't burn after the picture. lol

Kristi and I went for a kayak ride while everyone was still in the trailer. Gorgeous morning on the water.

 

Kristi and Jason practicing ....

Dogs staying out of the sun.

Jason took their crew out for another boat ride and this little guy loved driving the boat.

The weather this weekend was spectacular. Lots of dock time watching all the boats go back and forth. Saturday night they even had a band playing on the dock at the other end of Point Ideal Drive. Unfortunately we could not hear it from here as our neighbours had their own music and many people over at their house. :(

Ray headed into town this morning to surprise me with fixin's for my birthday dinner tomorrow. Fresh crab and scallops. I decided to cook it tonight while it was still fresh. Yumm. Kristi and Jason will cook us steak and fixin's tomorrow for my birthday and set us up at a separate table as we are keeping our distance from their guests.

Aprons to keep the crab juice off our clothes. lol

Sunday, July 26th My birthday.

A lovely day on the water. In the morning, Ray worked on his deck boxes securing them to the dock with Jason's help. I had laundry to do, so was busy in the house.

Their friends were kept busy with the boys playing on our beach. They spent all afternoon chucking rocks into the water. It certainly was a warm day, topping out at 29 C. Hot up at the house but nice and cool with a breeze on the dock. In fact, so breezy the wind actually tipped over my full glass of beer! First time that has happened. :)

Jason and I took Kristi and her friend out on the inflatable for a ride while the boys and their dad had a nap. Lots of other boats towing people as well. A very busy day on the lake. At one point Kristi's hat flew off so we had to stop and retrieve it. Kristi had told us to go slow but that did not last very long ... speed up ... speed up! So we did and watched them bounce along over the waves. :)

Off we go.

For my birthday Jason and Kristi made us dinner with their friends ... at a distance. :) Delicious steak.

Chef Jason

We sat out under the patio for some time with Jason and Kristi and their friends until dusk. A lovely day. Thanks a bunch for cooking us dinner guys. Much appreciated.

Monday, July 27th

Today everyone leaves and goes home. It will seem quiet around here. lol Kristi and Jason will be back later this week and here for the long weekend. More fun to be had. It was nice to know that the suite downstairs functions well for them, as this is the first time it has really been used for cooking etc. So glad we put in a tub shower combination in the bathroom as the boys had great baths. :)

Such a nice morning that Ray and I sat outside on the deck having our coffee and watching the fish rise on the calm lake. Gorgeous.

Kristi's company did not leave until after feeding their boys lunch so by 1 pm Kyles Kottage was back to the quiet we have come to know. lol A very hot day 33 C in town and Ray and I spent the day down at the dock. It was unusually hot, as there was not a whisper of wind. I put buckets of water onto the dock to help cool the wood down and Ray and I ended up swimming several times just to stay cool. So did Freya.

We heard a big crash and noticed that the guys gazebo with his gangway fell into the lake. It came off it's support last February with our high water and he did not fix it. He was down south I think and came back July 1st ... Still didn't have anyone come so down it went! the whole walkway to the gazebo is also all crippled up.

That was a busy four days ... mostly for Kristi and Jason. Now we have a few days to ourselves and then they will be back for the long weekend. Fun times.