Finding the Forseters: ReMix 2011

We spent the weekend up on Squam Lake in NH with my side of the family and our extended relatives at a Mixter Reunion.

"ReMix" as my sister called it was great fun and a chance for us to get Finley into the real outdoors.

As predicted, he loved it! The rocks, the dirt, the water, the birds, the trees, and of course, the golfcarts :) For the staff to get around in and little boys to play on!

All in all, it was an excellent weekend. Finley was his pleasant, social, chatty self after adjusting to his surroundings. Aside from not eating much at mealtime and taking a while to fall asleep at night, we can't complain. I would have thought a dining hall full of delicious foods and smiling faces would have prompting some serious chowing down, but I was wrong. Finley survived on yogurt we brought from home and freshly made waffles. However, he seemed perfectly happy to sit and hang out at the table, which was certainly a bonus.

And who doesn't love salt and pepper mills? Thanks, Justin!

We knew he wasn't going to be eating much when he even turned down some homemade cookies and cream ice cream! While smiling, he said "no" after several offers. Crazy!

The camp, Rockywold Deephaven, was all set for kiddos Finley's age. A great indoor playroom with lots of trucks, ride on toys, balls, a kitchen, and even a little slide was right up his alley. Sadly, I have no pictures of all the fun Finley had in there with his 2nd cousins (I think) Ethan and Dylan or any while he and his Aunt Caitlin "crashed" their ride on cars into each other. But take my word for it, it was awesome! I do have some shots from the playground that they played on Sunday morning.

Finley had fun exploring, but always ended up back at the great big wheel. However, he eagerly took the opportunity to show his cousin Dylan how to toss a frisbee.

There will be some big group shots (all 60+ of us) to come in the future that we posed for right before a hailstorm passed through (marble sized hail no joke!), but here are some other assorted pictures from the weekend.

Finally, when you get up at 5:15am and breakfast isn't served until 8...there's a lot of time to kill. Luckily, we set up out on the porch of our cabin and shared a little pre-breakfast snack of grapes with a lake view.