June 15 - Boyds Day 7

Pontoon Boat Day! We have the pontoon boat all day! So after breakfast, we took the pontoon back to Ottie. I stayed with Tripp and Izzy while they napped and Anthony, Papa, Mema and Kaycee toodled around the lake in the pontoon. They did some fishing but didn’t catch much. They tried to start the fire at McNickle Point, but there was no fire starting materials. So Papa ran up to the cabin, but there were no fire starting materials in the cabin either. So instead they went to the lodge to grab the cookout lunch which had fire starting materials inside. Then they dropped Papa off at the picnic point and drove the pontoon back to Ottie to pick up Tripp, Izzy and me. I was very nervous about ticks and mosquitos at the picnic point because it’s completely in the woods, however they weren’t as bad as I expected. Papa had 1 tick when we arrive and Mema had 1 tick after trekking through the brush. The rest of us were tick free! I brought the pack n play and a mosquito net for Izzy, but in reality she didn’t really need them. Kaycee and Tripp played in the pack n play with Izzy as well as wandered around the picnic spot while lunch was cooking. We had chicken, hotdogs, brats and burgers with green beans, baked beans, potatoes and mushrooms/onions. We also had oranges, apples, lemonade, iced tea and Jean Wheeler cookies! The picnic was super fun and lasted until nap time. So we took the kiddos back to the cabin and Mom stayed with them while they napped.  Dad, Anthony and I went to the South end of Long Lake and fished for pan fish plus walleyes. I caught 2 walleyes! Dad and Anthony dropped Mema, the kids and I off at the beach for an hour or so while they walleye fished at the boat house. Kaycee and I built a very cool sand castle. Then it was back to the cabin for a quick shower before dinner. Dinner was beef tenderloin and crab stuffed haddock with mint mousse in a chocolate cup. After dinner we were to wiped to fish again, so we played a round of sticks and headed off to bed. Izzy was up 3 times, the last time for an hour and half. It was rough!