Last weekend was one of the best of the summer of 2008. Hot weather..Priest Lake..family and friends. Matt and I made the bold decision to try sleeping on the boat with Cade. I was TERRIFIED to say the least. My brother Matthew and wife Jen picked Cade up from daycare on Friday and took him to the hatch pool and were so kind to run the tarnation out of him. Matt and I kept him awake the whole way up to the lake (envision me with a headlamp on in the truck turned around reading to Cade:) ) I won't bore you all with the details but Cade did GREAT!!!! I was so happy! We woke up and popped out of the cuddy and our boat neighbors were enjoying their morning coffee and exclaimed good morning! SO great to wake up AT the lake. Every Saturday the marina has breakfast so lots of us woke up and gathered for some morning fuel and then many of us headed to Bartoo Island to the group campsite that another member of the marina had reserved. Again I won't even try to describe how wonderful the day was but my lord! HOT HOT HOT and the drinks were COOL COOL COOL:) I met a lot of our fellow marina members and just enjoyed the company. I am still amazed on how much of a hit Cade was with our new found friends. If you see a random guy in a lot of Cade's pictures..well that is Dr. Hart..he sat in that sand with Cade for over an hour..he has 3 girls..his wife was kind to remind him several times no more:) Matt's brother and sister in law and kids arrived later in the afternoon and the party really started. Cade was able to take naps on the boat (bimini tops are hideous until you need shade for your toddler:)) Bonny and I snuck over to Hill's for a ice run (also had to hit the bar for a drink) was able to say a quick hello to my best friend from college..Chelcie and her family while having dinner. Sunday was just too beautiful of a day to head back early so we spent a majority of the day on the water. While everything went wonderfuly the one take away Matt and I both had was..we definitely need a bigger boat..and woohooo we are working on that:) MAN O MAN I love Priest Lake!