Lerner family reunion, 8/2014

We went to this little town in western (yes that western) Maryland for Pete's family reunion last summer. The full pictures can be found here.

We got a great house with 4 bedrooms, large dining room/living room and kitchen, and downstairs with a pool table and a hot tub. 

Here's a cute video of Aaron and Phillip:



And this is Grandma playing with Phillip on the stairs:



We had a great time - it's a great place for water sports and beach. This is the beach at the local state park:



Here are some antics with Phillip and Daddy.



And Mommy loved swimming with Phillip and Cecilia.

Mommy also got to go kayaking with Cecilia! We went all the way to the other end of the lake.

One of the days, we did a small hike along this river with some small rapids. At one point, we stopped to eat lunch, and we could surf along the rapids and go underneath a waterfall! Here is Daddy surfing a rapid (the end is hilarious):



And here is Mommy sitting in front of the waterfall (you could also go behind it).

Mommy also took Cecilia surfing down the rapids, which was a lot of fun, but probably a little risky. At the end of the rapids, Cecilia panicked a little and didn't realize she could stand up on her own to reduce the drag from the current. Mommy was holding on to her and also to a rock at the bottom of the river at the same time, and it was too hard to stand us both up at the same time. In the end, a nice big girl who just finished surfing the rapids helped Cecilia stand up, reducing the drag, and we got back to shore just fine.
 
Grandma went along for the hike too, but no surfing in the rapids for Grandma!

We got some great pics of the family on that hike.

 

Another day, Bob was nice enough to take most of the family boating while Mommy and Grandma cooked dinner (for 40 people!). Cecilia got to drive the boat!



And Cecilia got to go tubing too!



And of course we caught up with family! Cecilia especially bonded with Isabel and Rachel.



The last night we were there, we made a bonfire and roasted marshmallows. Phillip's first time! I'm not sure he really got the concept of roasting the marshmallows, but he really liked the fire, and he really liked eating the marshmallows. It's a lot darker than the pictures seem because of the camera...

When it got late, Cecilia and Phillip helped Daddy put out the fire.

What a nice way to end the trip!