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Swan Lake 2013

Today we returned from our week-long annual vacation at Swan Lake Resort near Fergus Falls. We had great weather this year and lots of fun again. A big thank you to Dana's parents for lending us their camper! 

We are headed off to the Red River Valley Fair this afternoon. We packed up early at the lake, as Dana needed to go in to work this afternoon. 


Playing at the playground at the resort.



Brynn LOVED jet skiing again this year.
And now she prefers Daddy for a riding partner, as he goes fast!










On Monday morning we rented a pontoon on the resort and took it out for lunch and some fishing. We had pretty good luck fishing which was fun.




Giving the fish the stink eye.


The resort office had ice cream treats so we had one every day!











Thanks for the pic, Grandma Holly. Daddy said the sun was in his eyes,
but I think he just didn't want to cooperate for a picture. :-)


Last night Dana's parents and grandparents were able to come for the afternoon to swim and have dinner with us. We rented the pontoon again and went out for a stroll around the lake and some more fishing.


Brynn wrote a map so Dad would know where to go on the lake.



This year Brynn didn't really want the fish to get close to her at all. I thought she was either going to pull my dress down or fall over the edge of the boat trying to get away from that fish. She did catch this one herself.

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Anonymous said…
So much fun. So many good memories!

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