Family Lake Week 2011

Excited kids heading for the boat.  Julia has been growing out her hair, and it's finally long enough for a ponytail.  On another note, I just want to squeeze that little tush! =)

Jeff bought a wakeboard and this was our first trip with it.  He wasn't disappointed with his newest toy!

Julia decides to take the plunge and goes for her first (I think??!) ride in the tube with Daddy.

Uncle Brian, Lucas and Tyler chill and watch to let us know when our skier/wakeboarder/tubers are off.

Ry gets cozy with Aunt Amy.

Uncle Jeff and Ry let us throw them around on the tube for a bit.

And photo proof Glammie even went for a ride on the tube!

Gas Station Candy

We spent a fun extended weekend down at the lake with Uncle Jeff and Aunt Amy! Keeping with tradition, Amy and Jeff brought the kids down the street to get candy for breakfast. Yea for a nutritional way to start the day! =)

Traditions

We had a fun family weekend at the lake. Amy and Jeff continued the tradition they started last year of taking the kids first thing in the morning to the gas station down the street in their pjs to get a nutritious breakfast...any candy they choose + a ring pop for good measure.
Amy & Jeff will soon be publishing their new book: How to Become the Favorite Uncle/Aunt in One Easy Step.

Happy Birthday, Mat! Happy 6 mos preggo, Beth!

Ok, isn't she crazy cute??!

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Timber Falls and THAT Mom

I learned a few things on our weekend getaway. We decided to bring the kids to an indoor water park called Timber Falls. I had planned on just hanging out with the camera and staying dry. My idea of fun isn't really flying down water slides while trying to make sure my 2 children keep their heads above water themselves! And frankly, stuffing my untanned self into a swimsuit and walking barefoot on the wet ground kinda gives me the heebie-geebies! However, Jeff looked at me, narrowed his eyes and said "Don't be THAT mom." So, for the record, I wasn't. I went down a slide. And then again. And again. And when I met back up with the fam, Jeff gave me this look of total admiration. Who knew what "THAT mom" was?!? But I know I don't want to be HER!
Ryan never did warm up to the water slides, but he LOVED the Lazy River and playing in the big water playhouse. Every few minutes this HUGE bucket that sat on top of the playhouse would tip over pouring TONS of water all over everything and by the time it was ready for us to leave, he was begging to stay "2 more minutes!"

Julia went down a few slides with Jeff. Sometimes she looked excited, and others she had a concerned look on her face that changed to excitement as she realized there was literally light at the end of the tunnel. (Their slides were all enclosed, and dark!). When I offered to go with her, she said "NO!!", so guessing she preferred just splish splashing in the water under her own control!

Where we woke up this morning

We needed a little tiny getaway. (We left last night after Grady's FUN 4th birthday party...) So this is where we woke up this morning!

Ryan wasted NO time getting his swimming trunks on. Ry tells me "the little pool is covered up, but the big pool [the lake] is open".

And when the boys are in the kitchen, pancakes with rainbow sprinkles is what is served for breakfast! =)

"I 'ont ike ankes! I 'ant these!!!"
[I don't like pancakes! I want these!!]
Just look at that bossy little face!