Wow! What a great weekend. We had so much fun at the lakehouse and it was really nice that we had about a day to hang out, just the four of us. Of course, the party really got started when Grammie, Papa, Aunt Suzy, Uncle Patricio and Baby Sebastian arrived. I mean, the children thought that they were having fun with mom and dad, but once everyone else got there then they realized what fun really was.
We left for the lake on Thursday and got up there around 2:30/3:00. In a moment of weakness we let Shelby and JP go out back in their bathing suits to run in the sprinkler and play in the sand...boy did we pay for that later (no nap=no fun). Since the air conditioner wasn't working when we got there we quickly changed our plans to eat at the house and opted to find a/c at a restaurant. Mexican is always soooo good! Thankfully all was fixed when we got back and so we settled in for the night.
Friday morning we woke up, went to the Summerton Dinner for breakfast (they have the BEST buttermilk pancakes in the world, ever!!!!), and then back to the house for a day on, in, around, under the water. It was so much fun and easy!!! Shelby and JP basically put on their swim vests and then had a contest to see who could stay in the water the longest. For lunch we went to Goat Island by boat and by the time we got back it was definitely nap time. Shelby and JP were so excited to see the rest of the gang there when they woke up and quickly changed into their suits again and jumped in and you better believe that whoever wasn't in the water with them was quickly called out.
Saturday, Fourth of July!!!! What a perfect day to celebrate our country. It started with a community parade. It was great. They had a firetruck and then everyone else was either on riding lawnmowers, golf carts, or bikes. Some of the floats were pretty funny!!! The rest of the day was spent on the water again. We also had lunch at the Goat again. Shelby and JP really had a great time jumping off the back of the boat and it looked like so much fun that Pratt and I had to join in on the fun; and let me tell you, children know what they are doing...it was a blast. It is amazing that we adults are too serious about life sometimes. I think that I am definitely going to start jumping in with what the children are doing because they enjoy life way more and it makes you feel good. After we had a picnic dinner we did some sparklers and then loaded up the boat to see the fireworks. Now, most of you know about JP's aversion to loud noises and I have to say that I was cautiously optimistic about this whole endeavor, but thankfully all went great. It was so cute to see him, Shelby and Grammie all cuddled up together watching the fireworks, oohhing and aaahhhing and clapping. Something about little children clapping is just so sweet to me.
What a wonderful weekend!!! You loose all track of time being on the water like that which is good and bad. Shelby and JP were exhausted by the time Sunday morning rolled around...a combination of excitement and not being a "stick in the mud" led to them being able to stay up late every night and have shorter nap times, plus they just wouldn't sleep in-all you moms out there know that can be so disastrous. Needless to say, it was great to get home and get back on schedule with a nice, early bedtime to match the earliness with which my children get up in the morning. Now it is to playing catch up with all my house-mom duties. Hope you all had a wonderful Fourth and remember to never take for granted our freedoms!
(Will post pictures later)
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