Cricket & Dad Take The Lake

"What's up party people?!"

Every summer we have the pleasure of traveling up to northern Michigan to where Mr. Schalk's family has a lovely house on Higgins Lake. Now that the babies are here it is more fun than ever!

Cousin!

This year we couldn't wait to introduce Cricket to the lake. Before we could go out, however, we had to get the babe ready. Check out that adorable handmade cover up that my mama made. I am happy to report it did a great job protecting the babe's skin and is now on my bathroom door handle smelling all lovely and sunscreen-y. I'm having a hard time washing away the summer smell that I've waited all year for. Can you blame me?

Mr. Schalk grew up on this lake spending many weekends year round exploring, swimming, skiing and having fun. It is a lake for all seasons as you may remember from this post.

Baby Mr. Schalk = astinkindorable!

Little Miss Cricket is certainly a summer beach baby just like her Papa was. She was fascinated by the water and watched Bonnie pup intently as she swim out to the boat.

Of course, she also did a lot of this...

What could be better than a nice snooze under the canopy as waves roll underneath? I am sure she dreamed of seashells and mermaids. Or, at least that's what I like to believe. I know she slept well on Mr. Schalk's favorite airplane towel that he has had since he was a kiddo. So sweet!

This may be my favorite picture to date...my two favorites...sigh!

The best part about the weekend was seeing proud Schalkdaddy taking Cricket out for her very first boat ride. She absolutely loved it! Being in strong daddy's arms with the wind in her face was pure joy. She could not stop smiling and cooing in excitement. It was just a short trip to see if she liked it, but it definitely epitomized summer!

Ahh, summer, thank you for coming back! We are so glad to show Cricket the simple joys of the season. Boat rides, sun kissed cheeks and family memories. This is one for the books!

xoxo, Rachel