Fall family weekend

Packed up the whole fam for our last trip to the island together for this season. This was the annual Halloween weekend for the kids hosted by various island businesses. Bonnie took Sophie and Neil up on late Thursday afternoon. Anna and me came up on Friday, early evening.

Friday afternoon, Tim Arnold delivered a load of gravel for top-dressing of our driveway. Luckily, Captain Ron still had his Skidsteer on island and was able to spread evenly on Saturday morning. The driveway is done for now. Here are some photos of the progress...

Captain Ron working the Skidsteer to level the driveway gravel

I didn't realize I had some black-n-white filter effect on my phone camera. Anyway, here is a nice photo of the driveway finished product.

Driveway looking good

Saturday afternoon, it was time to kick-off the Halloween festivities with the kids. First stop, we headed out to Bag the Moon for pumpkin carving. Then we rolled to the KI Brewery for more kids crafts and costume activities. Check-out Jake the Neverland Pirate!

Lil Neil as "Jake the Pirate"

Next stop was the 4-H club for some food, crafts and a hay ride. We could not get Neil to leave, here he is on the swings with Bon. Shortly after this photo, he took off running toward the lake in the background. He wanted to stay there all day.

Bonnie and Neil

Sunday, we took a long hike along the North Shore Trail. Bonnie packed lunch and we ate it on the rocky north shore on the water. It was windy and chilly but a very nice day and great time with the family.

Since this was an official all-family weekend, I didn't get too much work done, but was able to accomplish a few items on the "to-do" list. 

Cottage progress:

• Driveway done!
• Closet door hung
• Utility closet light fixture
• Dimmer switch in kitchen
• Mini-bar top sanded and sealed
• Shower head swapped out
• Utility sink in master bathroom removed

Next steps:

• Master bedroom
• Re-paint the ceiling
• Re-paint the walls
• Stain the wood feature wall