Happy 4th of July 2014!

Happy 4th of July everyone! We went to Ohio for the 4th to spend time with the Dice family. A few quick days with lots of driving was well worth the trip. It was a gorgeous weekend and the kids had so much seeing their grandparents, cousins and aunt and uncle!!   We started the day at the Centerville 4th of July parade, then went on to the kids festivities

First stop was the rock climbing wall for Drew and Lucas. Lucas got a little further than Drew, but they both made a great attempt!!

Then was the pony rides. All the kids rode and had bog smiles!!!

We stopped for a snack, Hannah and Aunt Nikki had some quality time together on the 4th, super cute!!

Jake, Lucas and Hannah had fun just walking around and playing with water gallons.

 Saturday night we had a BBQ at Jeff and Nikki's. All the food was so good, and the kids had so much fun together. Jacob is quite the little guitar player. I keep telling him he is going to woo all the girls in high school!!!  He gave a little concert for us and did awesome!

Hannah, Lucas and Drew played tetherball, soccer, and who knows what. Lucas and Drew have about the same energy level and that is a lot. Drew was obsessed with Lucas the entire weekend. He has a new little best friend!

Hannah is always loving on her grandpa. So cute!!

All the grandkids for the Dice family!!! Drew, Hannah, Lucas, and Jacob!

uncle Todd and Jacob! Jacob promises to bring his guitar with him to Atlanta this fall and teach Todd how to play his!

Grandparents and grandkids

With Jeff and I!

 We ended our great meal with ice cream sundaes and cupcakes. They were so good. Jeff may have a new career working at coldstone creamery before he knows it!

The rest of the weekend was filled with pool time at Dunsinane, Marions pizza dinner and a family soccer game at Grandma and Grandpas house with a little golf too!

The kids are already talking about their cousins visiting this fall and cannot wait. I know Drew will be bouncing off the walls! Thanks Dice family for a great weekend. We really enjoyed seeing everyone and spending time together. Couldn't had been more perfect!!!

Lake Hartwell Weekend

Last weekend we went to Lake Hartwell for the weekend as guests of our neighbors and friends the Jaillet family.  We had so much fun and made for the perfect weekend. Great weather, great friends and lots of laughs. What else could you ask for?

The pictures are out of order, but on the Saturday night there were fireworks over the lake. A gorgeous sunset and peaceful night made for a great evening. The kids all fell asleep on the way back from the fireworks as they were really worn out!!

Daddy and Drew on the boat at sunset

Susan and I!

this was from the first evening at the lake. The kids jumped right in off the dock, and did that about 100 times that night. We immediately took the tubes and boat out for tuning, and of course, they loved it.

Drew had a great time fishing. He caught a bunch of little brim fish. The dog next to him is Haley, the Jaillets dog who really  couldn't be any sweeter. When the kids were in the water, Haley would swim up to each kid and make sure they were ok. It was good.

And this was the majority of the weekend! Hannah and her best friend Lila on the back of this tube. They never fell off either as much as we tried.  They laughed and laughed and laughed. I just had a big smile on my face the whole time watching them. Nothing is better than seeing them have so much fun together with this big smiles.

When the boat would slow down they would try to stand up and surf. It was pretty funny.

Happy Drew. He loved riding on the boat and would sit next to Haley the dog most of the time just petting her making sure she was ok.

Hannah and I on the tube, and yes, I finally got her to fall off. She laughed the whole time, and we had so much fun together!!

Yup, that is our little 4 year old Drew up on water skis!!!Highlight of Drew's trip and definitely one of my highlights. After the 2nd attempt, he got right up and kept wanting to go again and again. He asked Jason if the next time they went to the lake if they didn't have friends to take if he could go with him and water ski? It was funny.

Todd went tuning with Lila and Hannah. He stood up in the middle of flipped right off Lilas side. The kids and adults were laughing so hard!!

The girls, Hannah, Lila, me and Susan.  I have a feeling we are going to have a lot of fun together over the years.

Susan and jason had a real fun time taking Todd and I on a tube ride. Lets just say there was no mercy and they tried to hit every big wave they could. OMG. WE both finally flipped out but it was pretty funny!

Overall, an awesome weekend with so many smiles and so many laughs. I wish every weekend could be that relaxing. No phones, no computers, water, sunsets, and friends. The perfect weekend!!