On July 3rd Charlie and I drove to Lake Martin, which is really close to Auburn. Charlie's grandaddy was a professor there and had a lake house that the family would go to all the time. Uncle Will and his family are now in possession of the house and very warmly invited us to come and join them for a few days. They were even more generous in inviting my mom, sister, and her boyfriend!
Unfortunately, Charlie forgot to check in with Uncle Will and didn't realize they'd be coming on the 4th. Luckily, a bunch of people from Charlie's flight were driving up per his recommendation, and staying at the Creekside Lodge (recommend this place if you are going to Lake Martin!), so we got a room. On The morning of the 4th we woke up and went over to the lake house. We tried to have our picture snapped (excuse the shiny skin, I had just sunscreened myself). Of course Charlie ruined the picture:
So I ruined one back:
The lake house was everything Charlie described it to be and I'm so glad I got to experience it with him since so many of his best memories were spent there.
Uncle Will and his family arrived (with their dog Max!), and Uncle Jim and his family came shortly after. I had such a great time interacting with my "aunts", hanging out with the teenagers, and playing with the youngest.
Here is Emily (just turned 16) swimming with Max
Hi Max! Don't shake on me!
Sideview from the dock:
The lake while everyone was at lunch (which is why you can't see everybody on floats in there!)
We needed a bit of a break from the heat so a scrabble game was started:
Of course my mom won.
Here's Aunt Jackie in the kitchen:
Uncle Will overheard Charlie on the phone with the guys in his flight and invited them to swim off of their dock.
Hello!
I love this view through the trees and bushes:
A view of the dock from a chair swing:
View of the house from the dock:
When it was time for fireworks I ran inside. I don't like small fireworks, they terrify me. I don't like the banging sound, and don't think the small bit of visual stimulation is worth it. Professional fireworks though, count me in.
Samantha, Uncle Jim and Aunt Jill's 6 year old, stayed inside with me. I definitely shrieked at one point and ran further into the house at the sound of an unexpected firework, and Sam very happily followed me. This girl is precious. First of all, she kept jumping off the second story boat house all day! Fearless! We hung out during the fireworks and played some games with Max:
Max stayed in his bed we made for him the whole night. Definitely got a bit of nostalgia for my bubbas.
The next day Charlie stayed inside and did schoolwork and SOS work while his sunburn healed, and I read outside a bit to get a bit of a tan. Before we left, I thought it would be nice to take some pictures by the lake since it's so meaningful to Charlie. Uncle Will was a champ and after we each had a beer, we went at it! I love how these turned out, and I had a lot of fun editing them. I will have another post for the engagement pics, with some recommendations for taking good pictures!
Thank you Uncle Will for not only taking such great pictures but for giving us a great few days at the Lake - we will have those memories forever!
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