As our family grows older and larger (Katie married Travis on 2/29/2020 and Bethany married Jimmy on 8/8/2020), our vacations are changing, too. Debbie and I sense that it would be a good idea to host the family in nice-sized lodgings in different locations which will allow them to join us. Our first endeavor, with us still emerging from the coronavirus pandemic and with some of the kids needing to be close to their work/school in NE Ohio, is Lakeside, a family favorite from years ago.
We stayed at 575 Plum Avenue the week of June 12-19, 2021. Daniel was able to join us for the whole week, while Bethany and Jimmy came up Saturday through Monday and Travis and Katie stayed Monday through Thursday.
Some of the highlights:
We were all able to eat at Sloopy's together for Monday lunch.
Ice cream cones at sunset were still enjoyed, even though the dock was closed for repairs from a ferocious storm in late May.
Fun was had with miniature golf (Jon was the big winner) and shuffleboard (Jon was the big loser). We played in the Tuesday night "under the lights" tournament, and Jon, Daniel, and Bethany were the three "winners" of the booby prize for having negative scores.
Debbie and Jon used their seek app to classify a lot of flowers and animals, including squirrels and a roaming deer within the grounds. Of course, it was also time for Mayflys!
A Lakeside rainbow appeared in the sky one evening.
Our cottage was up near the clay tennis courts and the swimming pool, so we enjoyed that quite a bit. We also enjoyed Patio Donuts!
Jon and Debbie celebrated their 29th wedding anniversary with a dinner at Texas Roadhouse in Sandusky.
Katie learned to play euchre, and we had some late nights with cards and games.
Meals at the Patio and the new Slack House restaurant were also enjoyed, along with the family eating in at our cottage. Bethany made pancakes on Sunday morning and Katie made Rice Krispie chicken on Tuesday night. We had a big pick-up order from Wal-Mart in Port Clinton before we checked in on Saturday.
It was very interesting watching the repairs to the lakefront and dock area through the week. Equipment was brought in on a barge to re-arrange some of the big rocks along the shore.
Travis and Katie rented a golf cart and we enjoyed riding around the streets of Lakeside, dreaming of someday owning a cottage of our own. Just have to win the lottery first!
