Mommy and Hudson Vacation in Muskoka

I am so glad that Hudson and I got to go on vacation with my family! My family built the main house and boathouse in the early 1900's and we've been coming ever since. I come from a long line of Episcopal ministers on my dad's side and the boathouse which was built 1st was originally an Episcopalian ministers retreat. The ministers would come up and be the summer ministers around the lake. There haven't been many changes in the 100+ years, there isn't any insulation just wood and nails, and the light bulbs hang from the ceiling. Of course bathrooms were added and at one point 1 of the boat slips was enclosed to create a separate kitchen so that my grandmother could fix my dad and his brothers breakfast while not disturbing their grandmother in the main house. 

I love being here and learning everything I can about the history of our little slice of heaven. I don't know what the future holds for "Dixie" but seeing the 6th generation enjoying her beauty and history is amazing!

*WARNING* TONS OF PICTURES!!!

 

playing in the water with Dixie and Jess

Getting ready to climb Huckleberry Rock with Mimi and Papa

No, his face isn't dirty...facepaint from the night before had not worn off

View of the lake

you can see the damage from the forrest fire they had last summer! my aunt, uncle, and cousins had to be evacuated from the cottage!

Hudson, Papa, Uncle Todd, and Bonnie

 The tubing king!

Uncle Todd and Hudson tubing together

pretty girl Jess

Mama and her baby girl

Bonnie and Todd

Sailing lessons at the club!

Playing on the Sunfish back at the cottage

Little Mommy & Hudson photoshoot on the rock

 we didn't have the best sunsets during our week but who can say no to a boat cruise

flags at the club

the Main House

the Boathouse

Willmotts is a little store that has been here for over 100 years. Growing up we used to walk over after swimming and tennis lessons...it was really neat to walk with Hudson over there after his lessons.

Here are some pictures of the houses and boathouses on Millionaires Row

The Ross's

The Dunbars

the Dunbar's always have the prettiest gardens and window boxes on their boathouse

these 3 boathouses are just gorgeous and again the window boxes are to die for 

view of Dixie from the other end of the bay

 Robbie and Todd were such good sports to tube with Hudson

Hudson, Papa, Mimi, Dixie, and Jess on the rock

Muskoka As Seen Through An Iphone

Well I did it! I drove over 14 hours to Canada with Hudson!  It wasn't too bad aside from my aching back, questionable hotel on the way up, and bumper to bumper traffic from Toronto to Bracebridge.

I am still going through my pictures on my big camera but I thought I would give you a sneak peak of what we got into while on vacation!

All packed up and ready to go

Pit Stop

On the dock for the 1st time

best seat on the boat

Hudson got his face painted at Family Night :)

Having fun with Uncle Todd

Jumping off the dock at the club...he really impressed me with his fearless attitude

sailing lessons

we had plenty of ice cream dates

the club

The Segwun passed us by

playing on the rocks during Kiddie Night

Our dinner view in Port Carling

watching the police boat go through the locks

Bow Ornament

Hudson tubed with Uncle Todd and Robbie....he might have bean in heaven

View from our dock

the main house

Mom and Bonnie did a great job on the Boathouse window boxes

Saying goodbye

Goodbye hug from the newly engaged couple :)

Are we there yet?

5 on Friday

I am linking up with Natasha for 5 on Friday! Happy Friday Everyone!

1. I am headed to the lake with Hudson today! While it totally stinks that M can't come with us I am super excited to hangout with my family! Pray for me as I drive 14 hours with a 4 year old!

2. I chopped off all of my hair! It was shocking and fun and then I went from a dark brunette to slightly dirty blond....crazy times up in here! My hairdresser even asked me if my husband knew I was getting so much hair cut off!

3. My brother Todd proposed to his girlfriend Bonnie!!! I hated not being there for it but I get to congratulate them tomorrow and Hudson gets to show off his ring bearer skills :)

4. I've had a time with my teeth this month, I noticed one night that part of my back molar was missing...que panic b/c I've never so much as had a cavity! Got a dentist recommendation from a friend and went in...3 hours later I had a little temporary patch job on the fractured tooth and was waiting on my price quote for a crown. 4 days later the temp filling came out, I went back and had that fixed, 3 days later it came out again!

They told me to come in for a temporary crown...so off I went for another 2 hour appointment with the lovely sound of a saw on my tooth...4 hours later it fell off and I was back at the dentist at 9pm at night. THis picture is the next day...thought I would spare u the swollen face, it was all I could do to get dressed.
My mouth still hurts and I can't really eat on one side of my mouth...boo :(

5. I became an Aunt again this week!! Welcome to the world Elliot!!

Goodbye Molly

If you're a girl of let's say between 25 - 32 then you know or should know the name of the doll above. That my friends is Molly and she is one of the original American Girl dolls. I have Molly, I have her bedroom furniture, her school bag, Birthday dress, Birthday cake & dishes, and I also have all of the books.

You could say I was obsessed with Molly for a little while but who wasn't obsessed with American Girl dolls when they 1st came out? Most of my friends had Kirsten or Samantha but we all had 1. Even though I am a boy mom somehow I get sent the American Girl catalog from time to time, I was sad to see that they are doing away with Molly and even worse she is the last of the original dolls, Addy who was brought in later is still available but I am not sure she'll be around much longer either!

Tears actually welled up in my eyes....you see Molly wasn't just a doll to me, she is the reason that I fell in love with History, especially WWII history. I fell in love with reading when introduced to these books, I couldn't get enough! I firmly believe that being introduced to Molly and her books shaped my life, I mean hell I became a History major with a concentration in WWII history.

Several years ago American Girl dolls changed, little girls can design their own doll to look like them and dress like them...I am not saying that isn't cool because it is. I find it sad though that the dolls that made this company what it is today are being pushed aside, in favor of dolls that have purple hair and piercings. 

So as us old folks say goodbye to Molly and the other American Girls I will hold out hope that one day maybe I can pass on Molly to my daughter. And maybe just maybe the magic of reading stories about her doll will inspire her as it did me so many years ago.

(Molly, Addy, Kirsten, Felicity, and Samantha)

Menu Monday

5 On Friday

I am linking up with Natasha again for 5 On Friday! Go check out this new mama to 2's blog!

1. Vineyard Vines is having their Whale of A Sale right now & I am really itching to buy 1 of everything!

2. One month from today we will be headed to 1 of my favorite places....Muskoka! This will be Hudson's 1st time going and my 1st time in 5 years!! Which is hard to believe! My whole family will be there which will make the trip even better :)

3. I have my 2nd week of work in the books and the next 2 will be hot & quiet....the plant shutsdown for 2 weeks over the summer and most people take vacation and those who don't like myself and Mack get to come to work in a nice hot building....the air is only on from 8-4 M-F. I think next week there will be 4 people in my group here including myself.

4. Hudson has been at camp at the YMCA this week, I cannot say enough great things about Camp Little Y, they swim 2x a day, have prayer time, school time, etc. Twice a week they have swimming lessons and on top of that we have Hudson in outside swimming lessons 4 days a week...kid is super tired which is a good thing!

5. Mack is golfing this weekend so H and I are going to have lots of mommy son time and lots of froyo dates!

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