Lake Wawasee Highlights

Aug. 8-17
Lake Wawasee

While we were at the lake, we visited with Jason's family. We finally met Emma, our new niece, Joe and Brooke's daughter who is exactly three weeks older than Caroline.





We enjoyed playing cornhole, cooking out, watching the Olympics...You can see a video here of Great Grandpa Troyer singing "Caroline, please be mine" while Great Grandma Troyer holds Caroline.













Not only did we visit with family, but we also caught up with our neighbors, the Hasbrooks, who were staying at the lake at the same time. Their daughter, Lily, is also about three weeks older than Caroline. In this picture to the right, she weighs about 13 lbs.



But Caroline isn't the only little pip-squeak anymore! Tim and Layla had their second baby, Anna, on July 24. She has a full head of red hair just like her mom, but her facial expressions look like her dad! Big brother Jack was really entertaining. You can tell he will be very protective of his little sister.






Anna Elaine, as she is named, is the 8th baby born this summer among our close friends and family. Six of the 8 are girls.

Grandma and Grandpa watched Caroline while we took in a movie, American Teen. It tracks the lives of four teenagers in Warsaw through their senior year. If you haven't seen it, you should go. It's different - I won't ruin it for you by tainting it with my views. But it was the darling of the Sundance Festival for a reason. For a documentary, it was put together in an entertaining, cinematic sequence.


Although the weather was a little chilly for for a few days, we still managed to get some time out on the boat. We also enjoyed two dinners at the Channel Marker with Caroline. She was so good, and slept the entire time. It was nice to be able to enjoy dinner at a restaurant again.













Heather and Ryan came to visit for a day, which was one of the sunniest days on the lake.

There also just happened to be a concert at the sandbar, so we were treated to the tunes of the band "Lake Trash" led by Rich Hardesty. It was interesting...check out Caroline dancing to the music...