Twin Lakes

Nick and I just got home from a great vacation with my family up in Washington. Sadly, we are lame and didn't take many pictures. The one I do have for this post was stolen from my cousin's facebook (Thanks Ali!) We had a very relaxing week. Here's a quick recap:

• fishing- Nick went almost everyday, I tagged along twice
• dock sitting-we both came back a little darker, and I got 2 books read
• swimming- cold water, but lots of fun
  
• skiing, wakeboarding, tubing- I did it all, sadly Nick's monster feet wouldn't fit in any of our boards so he cheered me on from the boat
• lots of FOOD- seriously, every night we had a delicious feast. plus lots of snacks in between
• Naps- we started as early as 9am somedays (getting up early to fish can be hard)
• family time- I think they might like Nick more than me now! I won't be allowed to go anywhere without him
• cards- my family is a bunch of gamers. We played a new game called Munchkin with my cousin Julie, it was lots of fun.
• and last but not least...BEAR TRAPPING

I have to explain that last one. I had been telling Nick before we got there about how pretty it was and how many animals he would see. There are bald eagles, beaver dams, loons, deer, elk, moose and bears. He was pretty excited about the bears because he'd never seen one, but also a little skeptical that I was making up stories. So from the first night we heard stories from my aunts and uncles that had already been there for a week. They said every night the bear was there looting the trash cans. He came like clockwork about 1am. We were excited! But apparently there was a woman at the other end of the camp from us trying to bait the bear, so he never made it down to our end. Not cool! After 4 nights of hearing everybody elses bear stories we took matters into our own hands....

Dinner one night was salmon that my cousin Jason had caught. (delicious) We decided it was our turn to see the bear so we collected all the plates and salmon scraps and Nick devised a great trap. We set the bags on top of the picnic table in front of our cabin, and then got a garbage can lid to set on top of them so we would hear the bear knock it off. It worked perfectly! At midnight there was a clang in front of the cabin and we rushed to the window. The bear was there enjoying all the salmon for about 10 minutes. Pretty cool. The camera flashes and porch light didn't even phase him; he just hid behind a tree and kept on eating.

Here's the proof:


Now we have a crazy week ahead of us. I have to work everyday, and we have to get all packed up and out of our apartment by the 1st. It will be crazy, but there was no way we were cutting vacation time short.