At the cottage

This past weekend was my cousin Brett's big bachelor party weekend up north at his parents' cottage (which happens to be kitty corner from my parents' cottage). Jason was invited, but since it was also the weekend of the Haworth open house, he wasn't going to go. However, as the weekend approached and the weather forecast looked better and better, the call of the water and the boat could not be resisted. He ended up taking Friday off, and we all went up to my parents' place on Thursday night.

Of course, Grandma and Grandpa Cramer were thrilled to have us visit. Aunt Courtney even came up with Uncle Todd to see Hannah (and us, too, right??). As usual, Hannah got all of the attention. Even cousin Mark held her (this was a first!). Uncle Todd is definitely coming around more and more. Don't get me wrong - he totally loves her, but he was kind of unsure of handling her at first. He's gotten a lot better and even mentioned that he might change a diaper. He didn't actually do it during the weekend, but I'm going to have to hold him to it another time! Grandpa gave Hannah her first ride in the hammock this weekend, too, which she seemed to love!





As for the bachelor party, from the outsiders' observation (I didn't try to intrude even once!), it looked like the guys were having a great time. Jason and I have noticed, though, that our age is really starting to catch up with us. Jason was only up to partying one of the two nights, and even then he was home by midnight. From the sound of it, the guys were pretty well behaved, mastering the game of beer pong and telling Bretty and Emily stories by the campfire :-)

While the guys were having their fun, the girls pretty much hung around the cottage. Grandma was kind enough to stay at the cottage to watch Hannah while Courtney and I got some sun at the beach. Fortunately, Courtney looked at the sky when the sun dipped under a cloud and noticed that it was looking like rain. As we started to make our way back to the cottage, the thunder and lightning started. Yikes! Running in a bathing suit and sandals is not easy :-) Thankfully, my dad drove down and picked us up on our way back.

So, next weekend we'll be in Frankenmuth for the big wedding. We are so excited for Brett and Emily to get married! We just love Emily (and Brett, too, of course!) and are so happy to have her a part of our family!