Keuka Lake

One of my favorite places in the world is Keuka Lake.  It is located in upstate NY amongst vineyards and is absolutely beautiful.  My grandparents have had a cottage on the lake as long as I can remember.  Growing up, we spent most of the summer there.  I have wonderful memories of seeing family, swimming in freezing water, and playing air hockey in the basement.

Grandpa Schutt meeting Zoe

A view of the dock and boat from the back porch

Each year it gets harder to get to the lake for a visit.  Even though we still try to go up to NY each summer our trips get shorter and we add more kids.  This year we were upstate for 5 days and managed to carve out a day to see my grandpa.

Heading down to the dock

What a gorgeous view

Life jacket time

Grandpa Schutt bought a new boat for the lake, and we really wanted to check it out.  It was fun having one there since it has been quite a few years since they got rid of their old one.  We took the kids out for a short ride, and they had a lot of fun.

Anna riding with Grandpa

Zoe just hangs out

It really was a relaxing, enjoyable day, and I am so glad we were able to make it back to Keuka.