Cottage conviviality

We are very lucky to have many wonderful friends. One of our newest friends deemed us worthy of a SECOND! invite to their family's gorgeous Georgian Bay retreat. Unfortunately, Chris was already committed to a work retreat, so the four remaining Taylors joined our friends for a weekend of water, nature, and friendly competition ;)

David enjoyed an early morning read out at the beach.

We geared up for a lovely hike around Kettle Lake at Awenda Provincial Park.

Vi's eagle eyes spotted a few amphibious friends.

David thought the tree in the middle looked like it was dancing, or praying. Either way, it was joyful!

The water was actually not that bad, once you were in and had gotten through the numbing process.

The kids really enjoy water sports.

A rousing game of "Secret Hitler" meant this is the closest photo I got to a sunset! lol

After playing several rousing games of Hide and Seek in the dark (which Brett definitely won) we played another few rounds of Secret Hitler. Here the kids are going over video evidence of accusations and betrayals. The smiles indicate it was all in good fun.

David was channeling his Titanic cameo moment as he sang Celine Dion in to the wind.

We are so fortunate to have such great kids who have great taste in friends. Happy end of September everyone 💖

Water world

So I am on my very first diet ever. It is the wussiest diet in the world I think. I call it my water diet. My plan is to drink nothing but water. No milk, no coffee, no pop, no beer, no wine. Just water. I increase my healthy H2O hydration, and eliminate those pesky extra calories in my adult beverages and conquer caffeine consumption. Okay, I broke my ground rule within the first few days. I decided that herbal tea is practically water. Then I decided that cutting out caffeine totally might not be good for my (mental) health. My compromise was to drink the occasional black coffee. No milk, no sugar, just coffee. I've never had my coffee black. Somehow I don't think that now that I've tasted black that I would never go back, but I am managing for now. I guess it is obvious that I am not holding hard and fast to any of my rules. I have no problem with the occasional beverage other than water. I had a glass of wine to toast my friends new house. I guess it is more of a guideline to only drink water, not a rule. I'm not sure that I notice any health benefits yet, but it has only been just under two weeks. I'll keep you updated :)