After such crazy weather this spring, we were thrilled to have sunshine and 70 degree temps for Easter Sunday, which, of course, is perfect weather for hanging out at Colemans Lake with the fam! My eldest sister’s two kids, Maharlika and Zarek, as well as my middle sis’s twin girls, Emily and Erin, had all spent Saturday night with us. Easter morning the kids all piled into Maharlika’s car, while Dave, Mom, the three pups and I, all loaded into the van and headed down to the cabin for a full day of fun.
We started the day with an Easter egg hunt, because, even though the “kids” range from age 13 to 20, you’re never too old for that, right? I had stuffed 92 plastic eggs with candy the night before, and, once we arrived at the cabin, hid them randomly around the outside. (We forgot to recount the eggs once the kids were done to see if they’d found them all…. yep, still finding eggs there every time we’ve been down this week.)
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- Maharlika, Emily and Max, head for the propane tank to see what might be hiding there
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- Max takes a minute to text his new girlfriend, Isabelle, while simultaneously gathering eggs around the scaffolding
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- Emily discovers a few eggs hidden under the pile of left over roofing
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- Zarek follows suit
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- hey look, there’s more under this pine tree
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- Maharlika ducks under the front porch to see what she can find
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- Zarek hits the jackpot under the porch
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- Max, still texting Isabelle…
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- Grandma Ginger watches as the kids continue their hunt
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- Emily finds more up on the porch
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- Erin discovers more eggs around back
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- Dave, the hounds and Grandma Ginger hang out on the porch while Emily dips into her stash
Next on the agenda- we head over to the picnic area on Waffles Ridge for a cookout.
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- before heading up to the picnic area, we take a minute to give the pups a little water from our newly working well
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- Dave tests out our water to see how it tastes…
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- not bad for well water!
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- Dave gets ready to throw the burgers on the grill
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- Max, Emily and Erin grab drinks while Zarek and Maharlika hang out at the picnic table
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- Waffles stands by, ready to help Dave, while Ginger and Erin pull stuff out of the cooler
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- waiting ever so patiently to be fed….
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- Jill, Erin, Emily, Max, Zarek, Maharlika & Dave
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- Grandma Ginger works on her latest project as the kids work on the eggs….she never leaves home without her knitting…or needlework…or quilting….
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- Pancake wants to know why he’s the only one tied up
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- looking back up at the picnic area from below
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- hi Dave!
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- not wanting to leave anyone out, we have the kids all try the fresh squeezed water… Erin first
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- then Zarek…
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- Max…
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- Emily…
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- and Maharlika…the conclusion…it tastes like water 🙂
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- Pancake’s too busy rolling in the cool moss to try out our new well water
After lunch, it’s time for our annual deviled egg eating contest…
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- first, we have to make the deviled eggs
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- Maharlika, Emily and Erin get busy peeling eggs
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- Zarek joins in while Max supervises
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- Emily cuts the eggs in half and removes the yolks
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- Grandma Ginger works on her latest project as the kids work on the eggs….she never leaves home without her knitting…or needlework…or quilting….
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- the rest of the bunch bow out of the contest early, leaving Zarek to beat Dave’s record of twelve deviled eggs in a row
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- come on Zarek, just one more and you’ll hold the new record
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- Dave laughs as Zarek struggles to swallow his thirteen egg…
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- Zarek, regretting eating that thirteenth egg….remember, it doesn’t count if you throw it up
As Zarek struggles to keep down his thirteenth deviled eggs, we here a splash, followed by much giggling from the girls down on the dock. Uh oh. Surely someone’s phone didn’t just go in the lake?!
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- Erin jumps in the lake to try and retrieve Emily’s phone
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- after locating the phone, Erin grabs Emily’s foot and pulls herself back up onto the dock
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- Emily continues to laugh while holding her water logged phone
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- somebody get that girl a towel!
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- do you think it still works?
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- still laughing, Erin wraps the towel around herself while Emily tries to dry her phone off a bit
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- Zarek (still feeling pukey) and Max join us on the dock to see whats going on
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- Dave and I leave them to hang out on the dock while we head back up and rejoin Grandma Ginger at the picnic table
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- back up on Waffles Ridge, we look down and see the kids all happily hanging out together…we smile and think, yes, this is what this place is all about….creating memories to last a lifetime….
After the kids hung out on the dock for awhile, and Zarek’s wave of nausea passed, we pulled out the toys….
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- Zarek takes his first spin on the ATV
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- yep, I think he liked it
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- Emily tries out the ATV while Max follows behind on his dirtbike
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- Grandma Ginger snaps a view photos of Max and Emily
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- Daisy says, wait for meeeeee
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- Maharlika eyes the ATV but decides to take out the kayak instead
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- um excuse me people, I’m still tied up here at the picnic table
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- Max takes Pancake down to the spot where we first found him a year ago….this is his first visit back to the lake since then, which is why he remains on a leash
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- the pups all follow while Dave and Maharlika take the kayaks up to the lake
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- Dave helps Maharlika onto the kayak
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- off she goes…
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- Emily and Erin follow Maharlika out in the two man kayak
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- Grandma Ginger watches from Waffles Ridge
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- Dave gets the fishing poles ready for Max and Zarek
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- Zarek stands by, holding a hotdog for fishing bait…Waffles hopes he’s holding it for her
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- Maharlika tries to bring the kayak in while Erin and Emily try to push her back out 🙂
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- Erin decides to sun herself on the dock, so Maharlika jumps into the kayak with Emily
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- Dave sets up Zarek and Emily ontop the dam with fishing poles
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- time to put the toys away and pack up guys!
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- the kids bring in the kayaks from the lake
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- the sun is starting to sink lower in the sky as we pack up…
After a full day of fun we pack up and head for home. As we drive off, I think about the summer ahead and look forward to spending lazy days watching the kids hang out together, bonfires at night, waking up in the mornings and looking out at the lake ….
the coleman cabin 
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