Buddies

This isn't just a boat on the lake.

This boat heralds the arrival of Nathan, the very best thing about the cottage, as far as the kids are concerned.

Without the princess there, the wee lad had Nathan's undivided attention for the entire day, and he couldn't be happier.

They found an old fishing bob and pretended it was a bomb.

They tossed a stick back and forth between the two docks, but then the stick broke.

The wee lad changed into his swimsuit (!? it really wasn't that warm - the lake is only 59º) and  they shot each other with the water-squirter thingers that I bought this winter.

They tried to jump over the large flooded swamp and sang up to their knees in guck. Oh, wait. That was just the wee lad. Good thing there was a change of clothes!

They played with the whizbang I bought for a dollar (purely because I had so much fun playing with the same - albeit better-made - thing when I was a kid).

In short, they picked up right where they left off.