At Granddad's cottage

Granddad and Grandma Sylvia have a beautiful cottage on Georgian Bay in Ontario. The boys love it there. Unfortunately, temperatures in the forties and 60mph winds do not make for a great visit, but we braved the outside anyway. Matt and Luke discovered that the dock (which couldn't be put in this weekend because it was too cold) made a great pirate ship. For the rest of the weekend, we took on pirate personas and Luke referred to us by our pirate names. Matt was "Captain," Luke was "First Mate," Michael was "Lookout Boy" and I was alternately "Pirate Girl" and "Girl Pirate." Luke stayed up late Sunday night asking questions about when daddy and Uncle Chris were little boys and got in trouble and he even got Granddad to tell the story of when he got his foot caught in a sewer pipe when he was a little boy. Thankfully, our second day was much nicer weather-wise. Still chilly, but sunny and no wind. Michael couldn't resist wading. There was more pirate play and lots of rock throwing and rock collecting. And there were birthday gifts to play with--Luke got a scooter from Granddad and Michael got a tractor. It was a lovely, quiet day together.