july 13th - lakes are cold

It is absolutely frigid in Lake George today but the rain stopped and we risked the walk for pancakes. Mommy, Alex, and Gemma are now proud owners of Lake George sweatshirts since we packed for a summer trip and hypothermia was setting into the bones. 

Alex talked all night about going to the arcade and it was 'finally' open after breakfast...at 9am. Played loads of games and spent rent money in a machine to get Alex a batman souvenir...mostly due to Mommy and Daddy's refusal to give up. Gemma took 20 minutes to choose her prize using her tickets that she won in ski ball. 

Went for a lake cruise on the 'Minne Ha Ha' which the kids loved. Mostly because they liked saying 'Minne Ha Ha.'  The rain showed up again in the afternoon so we took a dip in the indoor pool at the hotel, which Alex says is the highlight of his trip. We had dinner at the Beach Club and the kids ordered room service for dessert, so they could eat on our balcony while waiting for fireworks. It was the first show of the year and we got to watch them go off right in front of us. Lucky ducks.