bribe=boat

(the house on the left is my parent's lake house. for real this time;)

every bribe the entire week revolved around one phrase:

"if you don't_____________,

you can't go on the boat."

it was a true gem.

and worked every time.

hi,

my name is emily,

and i bribe my children to get them to do what i want.

most of the time:)

both pairs of my sunglasses broke on the boat.

it was sad.

i am still sad about it.

my favorite memory of our trip just might have been when my dad was teaching brennan how to water ski.

we told him there was only one rule:

hold on like mad,

DON'T LET GO.and the little dude held on like mad.

the entire way.

never let go.

such a champ!

but he did come out crying b/c

"there was too much water in his tummy."

love that kid.

the cocktail cruise {sparkling glass}

the cocktail cruise.
every night after dinner.
with your drink of choice.
although by the last night i was wishing i had brought no drink b/c i spent the entire time giving my drink {red, might i add} to everyone but myself.
strawberry jarritos.
not very relaxing.
but intermitently tasty.
still,
lesson learned:
do not bring personal drink on cocktail cruise in the future.
there will be nothing personal about it.
despite the drink charade,
the cocktail cruise is my most favorite part of the day.
all cozied up in sweatshirts and pajama pants.
admiring the houses and campers around the lake.
with the sun setting.
and the moon starting to shine down.
making the lake glow like sparkling glass.
heaven.

 and here my friends is my parent's lake house:

 just kidding!!!

this is what is fondly referred to as the

"miami vice"

house.

you can see why.

wish we could have seen it when a party was going on.

i wonder if anyone wears white suits with tourqoise green shirts when they go to a party there.

i definitely would

so hot right now.

...

and of course,

no boating trip would be complete without a good pee off the back of the boat. 

a DAILY occurance.



and that was just the first day.