Okoboji with The Watson's!

Mike has been working in Okoboji for the past couple of weeks. Last Thursday, the kiddos and I went up to see Mike...needless to say the kiddles were VERY excited to see Daddy!! We had a great treat of having my parents (Jay and Donna or Nana and Papa as they are known to Stella and Porter) join us for a few days in Boji! We had a great time and my wonderful inlaws were fabulous hosts as ALWAYS!
Steve, my father-in-law, had a DOUBLE knee replacement 2 weeks ago from yesterday and he is recovering really well! We are pleased as punch and hope his "new knees" allow him to be turning cartwheels shortly! :) The day before we left Stella, Porter and I were at the mall and we saw this shirt and HAD to get it! Stella wore it the first two days we were in Okoboji, it reads: I love Grandpa! Stella with her Grandma and Nana....such a lucky girl!

Dad, Mike and Stella went out with a fishing guide on Saturday afternoon and Dad (who has not been fishing in probably 40 years!) caught the biggest fish! Stella kept calling it an alligator!!!! Here he is with his prized catch.

All summer we've been meaning to stop at this exhibit at Okoboji called "Big Bugs". An artist created....well, I guess Big Bugs, out of wood and they are displayed at Okoboji this summer. I think there were 10 different bugs scattered throughout the display, here is Stella, Dad, Porter and Mike under the Praying Mantis.

Papa was "lucky" enough to be put in charge of pushing the youngins' at the Big Bug exhibit.

Family photo overlooking West Okoboji. Stella and Porter with their Grandma, Papa, and Nana. Steve wasn't able to come due to the double knee replacement.

Stella and Porter in front of the huge spider web and spider.

Dad on a jet ski! We had a lot of fun playing on the lake!

My poor little guy!!! Stella, Porter and I were in the hot tub and they were having so much fun playing, all of a sudden Porter is jumping to me and hits his forehead on the side and INSTANTLY gets a huge goose-egg! I felt horrible, but he was fine. Here's his goose-egg :(

The dudes!

We took a nice boat ride around Okoboji on Sunday night, it (like everything) was a lot of fun.

Stella and Nana:

Captain Mike

Stella and Porter, full of smiles on the boat ride.