The best vacation ever...

This weekend, we had our last vacation without baby. We decided to go to the lake for a long weekend of sun and relaxation. We headed out to the lake on Thursday night, and after stopping by the store for supplies, we got there around 8pm. There was a big thunderstorm building up, so we sat on the dock with our feet in the water and watched the lightning show. It wasn't as spectacular as the clouds made it look before it got dark, but there were a couple good ones. We went back to the cabin and sat on the deck for a few hours and just talked and looked at the stars.

The next day, Mike woke up early and went fishing. He caught a couple big fishes and a lot of smaller ones. After realizing that we were on vacation and could enjoy some coffee (Mike gave it up since I can't have a lot of caffiene), we headed into town (Newport) and saw that they had a Starbucks! It was awesome. We sat on the deck all morning, enjoying our coffee, reading, and enjoying the morning sunshine. After awhile, we went down to the beach, where Mike continued fishing and I read with my feet in the water. Mike's parents came out around 1pm and we took turns fishing off the dock. His mom actually caught a little baby fish



and Mike got to swim with Rosco



That night, we had the best dinner ever. Huge steaks, sauteed mushrooms, broccoli salad, and garlic bread. For dessert, it was banana splits :) Mike, me, and his dad took the boat out in the evening and did some swimming and fishing. Mike caught a pretty big fish



The next morning, Mike and his dad woke up really early and went fishing...again. Mike caught a big brown fish



I, once again, spent the day with my feet in the water and reading. Mike's parents were leaving that afternoon, so Mike and I took the boat out to do some swimming in the middle of the lake. Mike decided to try to do a flip off the boat



look how cute he is :)




and we took some pictures before they left





On Sunday, we went fishing again and I caught a few fish! One big one (notice how I'm actually holding it in it's mouth)



and a little one



The rest of the weekend went perfectly. We spent our days in the sun and our nights under the stars. It was very romantic and the perfect last vacation. Plus I finished two books!