Our Weekend

Our weekend started off with Ryan closing on practice number 5!  Kids were so proud of him!

 To celebrate we went with some friends to see Kenny!  I knew I loved Kenny and his music, but totally forgot how many amazing songs he had!  We could have listened to him play for hours!

 Chase Rice opened up for Kenny and then came back out at the end to sing "She thinks my tractors sexy" and was wearing a Charlotte Hornets Jersey!

 These two have been playing more together and becoming sweet friends.  We played red rover red rover and they thought it was so much fun!

Friday I took he kids to the pool to meet up with some their friends!  So happy we finally have a pool we belong to and go all the time! Graham, Ridley, Baby Wez (in Ellies old bathing suit) and Ellie bug.

 Sweet Baby Wez is seriously the happiest little girl in the world.

Ellie, Kate, Graham and Bo!   Thank goodness I only have two kids to photograph all day because 4 was impossible!

 The twinkies loved watching the big kids jump off the diving board.

 Friday night once Ryan got home we made pizzas on his grill.  They were amazing!

 Saturday we did some yard work and errands since it seems like forever since we have been home on the weekend.

 Saturday night was American Flag themed supper club.  I signed up for apps and made red, white and blue skewers (feta, watermelon with blackberry balsamic glaze) and Pimento Cheese and bacon toast!   Whats more American than pimento cheese and bacon??

 We played lots of whiffle ball and flip cup!

 The blackberry cobble was a huge hit!  Simpson even made if Gluten free for me....I have the best friends!

 Guys vs girls flip cup....don't worry the girls dominated!

 Here is me vs Ryan...I am not good at this game haha!

 Sunday morning we went to church and these two looked too precious to not take a pic.

 Lunch naps and swim lessons is our typical Sunday afternoon.

 We treated the kids, and us, to ice cream after dinner and then came home to water flowers and the kids had a blast running through it and getting sprayed.

Sprinklers!!!!

 We are so happy for the hot weather and time together this summer!

Lake for the weekend

On Friday afternoon we headed to Ryan's parents lake house for the weekend.  The kids have gotten to the age now where the lake is a lot easier and more fun.  They always love to eat outside!

This girl was too cool for school on the boat ride to dinner.

 We had a long week at our house so a pitcher of this yummy cocktail was the first thing I ordered!

 This boy loves black beans and "moley"

 The waiter brought us these "Mexican Doritos" They were basically giant thick tortilla chips, but they entertained the kids for a while.

 Everyone was full and happy after dinner at Prickly Pear!

 Instead of going for the perfect family picture we went for a silly one!  Love this picture and feel like it captures all of our crazy personalities.

We fed ducks off the dock for a while once we got home.

 The next morning we immediately put on bathing suits and got in the water.  Ellie has such a love and comfort in the water.  She is our daredevil and adventurous one for sure.

 I wish I could bottle up this little boy sometimes.  He is the absolute sweetest thing.

 The lake is so calm in the mornings that we decided it was the perfect time to see Daddy wake board.

 Graham was memorized and just kept laughing every time Ryan jumped or did a trick.

 The kayaks were a huge hit too!

 Graham loved watching Ellie jump off the dock and splash everyone.

 Snack time and a game of corn hole....which turned in to Monkey in the Middle.

 The giant tube provided the most entertainment!

Ellie is for sure our little fish in the water.  She has no fear at all!  She would jump off the dock into the water and swim around and then climb up the later by herself and do it again!  These puddle jumper floats are a big no no in our swim lessons, but we got desperate and used them anyways!

 After quick baths we relaxed on the hammock and collected sticks for a fire.

Ryan cooked us a shrimp sauté instead of a shrimp boil and it was delicious!

Paul birthday was the previous week so we celebrated together at the lake with this apple crisp!

 The next day we were back in the water bright and early.

We headed out before lunch time on Sunday so we could take good naps at home and make it to swim lessons that afternoon.  Now back to reality and schedules and the kids first "camp" this week!