The best place on the Shuswap

In the beginning of August, Kaes and I got to spend one week with Catherine and Sofia at their family's cabin on the Shuswap. Catherine and I used to come out for a couple of days here and there when she was living in Revelstoke, but it had been 2 years since I had been there last. I remembered thinking the entire time previous how Kaes was going to fall on the rocks and smash something as he was not that confident of a walker yet. How time flies.

Its funny how time passes, but the view at the cabin always stays the same. I have many pictures with this same view: looking out over the water at the mountains beyond. This one happens to be a little smokier than others though as it was still fire season. Nothing near us to worry about thank goodness!
The neighbours' daughter was visiting with her children for the first couple of days we were there. Funny that it was a boy and a girl around the same ages as both Sofia and Kaes. We hardly heard a peep out of the kids as they were occupied playing with their new friends. Catherine and I played many games of 'nurtz'; a card game that I still have yet to beat Catherine at more than one time in a row! On the neighbors' last day before heading home, the kids are all ready to watch 101 Dalmations for a movie night, complete with yummy popcorn.
The weather was beautiful and we hit the beach every afternoon. The water was so warm that we all swam every day. We even went for a swim after supper one night. That one was a little cold for Kaes and I. Needless to say, we skipped out when the girls did a little skinnydipping late one night...

Vanita, Amy Lynn, Austin and Nicola came to spend a weekend too. We all did crafts, coloring and made jewellry. The kids played superheroes, sandtoys, Harry Potter and who knows what else. And Nicola, well, she just got into everything! It was tons of fun having a full house as there was a lot of noise, laughter and outhouse trips.

Well, after the week was up, we were all ready to go home. Although the cabin is beautiful and more like a house than a 'cabin', it was time. Kaes was missing Pascal a lot, and us gals were missing flush toilets. We are grateful for the chance to spend time at such a beautiful spot and hope to go again next summer.