McMillan Family Trip - Lake of the Pines

We go on a family trip with the McMillans about once every one to two years and I am loving it more and more each year. I think it is because I have come to realize how important spending time with family is. When we were first married, I would feel bad taking time off because we could have been making money. Sad but true. I feel I have grown a lot in priorities and feel so blessed for coming to understand the important things in life. It is these trips that the cousins get to become lifelong friends and we get to grow, talk and relax that doesn't happen in any other setting. It was so fun being with Danny's parents, siblings, spouses, nieces and nephews. We had a great time at this hidden treasure called Lake of the Pines. It had the cutest beach/lake/tree shaded grass and pool. We stayed in a beautiful house which was surrounded by the outdoors. It was magical. Funniest part is that when we got home we went to a friends house for a BBQ and we were telling them all about this place and her parents retired here. We were about a block away from their house in this secluded neighborhood. Small world!

We relaxed by the pool and lake. We rode bikes. We laid on tubes and talked. We played at the house. We went on small jaunts. We saw lots of dear. We rode RC cars and boats. It was great.