While on the road, we discovered a fun indoor pool/water park. It was actually like a community pool. B enjoyed the water slide

And for this guy, swimming finally clicked. He told me the key to him actually swimming without a life jacket was for me to hold his foot. So I did and he started swimming. He loves swimming now!!

I love this picture...you can see the swagger.

This was the cabin we stayed at the second night on the road. Much more rustic than KOA. There was no electricity, which meant it was very hot until close to midnight.

This is where my mom and a few of the kids stayed - complete with electricity, bathrooms and continental breakfast.

We finally made it to the entrance....

He loved playing in the snow....he did eventually have to get out of the snow because his feet were too cold - he had on sandals.

I love this picture of the two of them jumping.  Look closely at Jbird....can't see his feet or one arm/hand.

This was a place we stumbled upon on the drive home.  There was a steakhouse up the hill but this little burger joint on the grass by the lake. Perfect place to sit and hang out...good burgers too.

I made this picture a little bigger...look above the picnic table

The aroma of our food was obviously good, because this black bear sauntered in. He was probably 100 yards. He was not at all interested in us. At one point he looked at us, took a step or two toward us and then headed on uphill. The guy at the next table said he was headed for the garbage dumpster. He obviously did not find what he was looking for at the steakhouse because he head across the street toward the chicken place. While all this was going on, my precious B took off running - scared. Poor thing I found him in the car sobbing. I had to convince him that the bear was really harmless and it was safe to come out. All the other kids of course had gone to the bathroom, so they missed it totally. After dinner and ice cream we were able to track the bear down in the car. We made several u-turns but saw him running through a field, walking by the lake and then swimming in the lake. We finally lost him in the marsh. It was probably the highlight of our trip...seeing a bear up close.