Fun Times at Deep Creek Lake

Despite the rain that fell for a good part of the day, we were certainly not lacking in entertainment.  The cousin crew was actively involved in a multitude of activities today.

This little one was absolutely thrilled to find some trucks among the many toys stashed away in the "clubhouse".

And there were lots of games to choose from.  Dog Crimes was a big hit, although the twins seemed to be intent on finding the bad dog who pooped on the rug. 

Obviously, determing the dog who committed the crime involved some real concentration on our part.

Having lived the real life experience way too many times, I can only say that I faced the game with an entirely different perspective.

The twins were introduced to the card game of  "War" by their mom and dad, and were very excited to play. 

And there were a couple games of chess that were played today.

one where Finn actually beat his Grandpa!  Now, that was an exciting moment, for sure.

This little guy found some entertainment

while the rest of the crew settled in to watch the Muppet Haunted Mansion with me.

It was loads of fun with quite a few laughs, and a happy ending.....as it should be.  After all, it is the Muppets!

Probably the best story of the day was the one relayed to me by my husband after his return from the lake this morning.  He had headed down to do some fishing from one of our kayaks, just before the weather turned.  Suddenly, he felt a tug on the line, and, much to his surprise, a very large fish was hooked on the line!  Apparently Marty was extremely surprised to see the fish on the line, and he claims, that as he reeled it in, the fish looked at him, and apparently was equally surprised to see Marty, resulting in both of them gasping at each other in surprise.

All I could conjure up was the image of Mr. Limpet from my childhood memories.  I honestly cannot imagine a fish having a look of surprise, but I will admit that I don't have a lot of experience with fish facial expressions.  So, I guess I'll just have to take his word for it.

And I'll let you come to your own conclusions regarding that fishy story.

Hope you enjoyed our short, but sweet, adventures here in Deep Creek Lake.  Finn has already asked if we can make it an annual event.  I suppose we'll just have to wait and see!