Cabin – Page 5 – M. Sullivan Photography

September 7, 2013 M. Sullivan Photography Family, Photos, Weather

Cousins At The Cabin

The Sullivan cousins enjoyed a warm Labor Day weekend at the cabin. It’s so much fun to watch the kids, ages four to fourteen, hang out together and get along so well. They stayed busy with swimming, boating, tubing and fishing. The weather was gorgeous Friday and most of Saturday. They even put on their swimsuits and continued the water activities on Sunday when the temperatures were only in the 60’s and the kids next door were in sweatshirts.

The weekend began in true Sullivan style with a bit of drama on the way to the cabin. We left early Thursday evening and came across some nasty weather. Fortunately, we were slower leaving our house than we had planned and came across its destructive path after the fact. The system went through a rural area and a small tornado knocked down trees and did some minor damage to buildings. We saw some amazing skies and although I wanted to stop and get my camera out to take photos, Mike didn’t pause our journey for picture-taking. I did catch some of the clouds on my iPhone while we were on the move including this one of dark clouds looming over a farm.

It was completely dark out by the time we got to the cabin. Mike swerved around branches and debris on the road. We also had to stop on the dirt road to the cabin to pull tree branches off our path from a fallen tree. We also saw an owl catching a small rodent and fly up into a tree. Quite an eventful evening and the weekend was yet to begin.

The first morning when we got up, Sophia found a very small frog.

Then it was time for some water activities.

All at once…

Here’s the way NOT to go tubing…

Let the fishing begin…

We took the annual “Cousins on the Dock” photo.

See how they’ve grown…

We missed a year at the cabin, but this is from 2010.

Cousins 2010 (Not at the Cabin & Max Was Napping)

We’re already looking forward to next year!

August 9, 2013 M. Sullivan Photography Birds, Family, Photos, Vacation, Weather

Summer Vacation

We took a week off during July and packed our bags, loaded up the SUV, hitched up the boat, grabbed the kids and the dog and departed for a week at a cabin in northern Wisconsin. We all were ready for some time away from our hectic daily schedule and were craving some rest and relaxation. We arrived very late on a Saturday evening (thanks to a championship Little League baseball game that delayed our departure). We unpacked our bags and dropped into bed. The next day we slept in, checked out the lake, headed into town for groceries and enjoyed the evening making s’mores. Let the relaxation begin!

The week in photos…

We enjoyed swimming, boating, tubing, playing games and the nature that surrounded us.

Mike and the kids also tried their hand at go-karts. It was a huge hit!

As Sebastian got closer to Mike & Sophia…

…Sophia put her foot on top of Mike’s and pushed the gas pedal to the floor!

The final s’more of vacation.

Final card game of vacation.

Final family photo of vacation.

We are already looking forward to next summer. 🙂

July 30, 2013 M. Sullivan Photography Animals, Family, Photos

Almost August

It’s nearly August. Where did July go? It’s been a great month, but it has definitely gone by too quickly. As with June, we spent a lot of time at the baseball field. With Sebastian playing on three teams, when I wasn’t cheering him on, I was washing his baseball uniforms. We did take a break from baseball on the 4th of July and played a little golf (mini golf for Sophia and me) and went to Bayfront Festival Park to enjoy some music and fireworks.

After a very late night, we all slept in and then packed for a weekend at Tom and Karen’s cabin. We enjoyed a nice sunset, the local wildlife and some boating/tubing.