July 4th weekend....

We spent the weekend at the lake with the Childers.  It was perfect, chaotic, relaxing, and a lot of fun!  I love getting away, spending time with friends, and watching our kids grow up together....that's what life is all about!

Owen

Charley

 Ava Kate

 Campbell

Lindsey with her girls....

 Warming up to the water....just sticking their feet in!

finally decided to get in, but decided jumping on top of daddy would be the best option...

after a few trials of getting in and out, all the kiddos decided they liked the water!

 Ava Kate apparently need the security of her paci even in the lake...

 big kids getting adventurous and swimming out and about with Drew....

me and my silly boy....

the littles eating ice on the back of the boat while watching the craziness of the big kids....

 nap time.....

pretending to be the Captain....

Ava Kate and Daddy...

 little miss was a wild one in the water.....kicking, trying to blow bubbles, and not wanting you to hold her!

 Miss Charley....

 Our attempt at a group pic....Ha!

 Miss Ava Kate and mommy....

 Daddy and Owen....

 Fun times....

We had a blast and the kids were completely exhausted after a weekend of fun!!

Weekend at the lake....

In mid July, we spent a weekend at Beaver Lake with the Childers.  Four adults and four kids under four made for a fun and busy weekend!

the girls in their yellow polka-dot bikinis....

Campbell (4.5 months) and Ava Kate (9.5 months)

catching a ride to the boat....

suited up and ready to go...

Drew and Charley....

Campbell doing a little sun bathing...

a little snack break....

mommy and Ava Kate....

A little fun in the water with daddy!  Ava Kate absolutely loved the water but she HATED her life jacket!!  Owen was a little unsure at first but was quite the little fish by then end of the weekend.  He did, however, flip out at one point and started yelling that a fish bit his toe! Ha!

Memorial Day Weekend

We spent part of Memorial Day weekend with the Childers at the Lake. We had a great time grilling out, swimming, and just relaxing!

It was Owen and Charley's first time in the pool this summer, so it took them a little while to get warmed up. But once they were warmed up...there was no stopping them!! Jumping in was definitely their favorite!

Poor things skipped their nap and were completely exhausted after all the swimming....

We didn't actually get in the lake because it was soooo dirty. I don't think it bothered the kids....they just enjoyed playing with each other!

We came home from the lake on Sunday afternoon and spent the rest of the weekend at the pool!

chillin'

Beema cooked a delicious Memorial Day dinner that we all devoured!

Beaver Lake

We hit the lake again with the Watkins family a few weeks ago. Owen had so much fun playing with Layla and Brenner that he didn't even notice he was wearing a life jacket...or maybe he just liked it better because it was a "boy's" life jacket!

Brenner and Owen taking turns driving the boat...

Captain Owen

Miss Layla


Nap time...

Cooling off...

So cute..