4th of July

For 4th of July the kids were in the parade on Southport at Aiden's school. First they decorated bikes(or Tori and I did) then they were off to pedal away in the parade. Only it was EXTREMELY hot so the kids were melting down and the parade was cut short, thank goodness. Evie didn't make it he whole way so I ended up carrying her bike while Josh carried her. Aiden was a trooper and did the whole thing, but we were all hot. Then we went back to the Ward's house and cooled off before we headed home for naps. I wiped up a couple things, one being the yummy strawberries, and then we went back to the Ward's house for a cook out. The kids had a blast running around and playing and adults had fun chatting away. We did some sparklers on the deck to complete the night. We had a blast! It was very fun to hang out with good friends and relax. A couple of the pics are of the kids and the crafts we did at home. We made flags for the holiday. I think they did a great job. Enjoy the pics

4th of July

Lake House

We went to Lake Templene again this year for a week in June. What another great year. Kids had such a great time with friends and family. The first couple of nights it was just the 4 of us. The first night we boated over to the golf course and had dinner. Next day we boated, tubed and fished. Terri and Keith joined us on Friday night with the girls. We grilled out steaks and had smores. Once the kids went to bed the adults were able to catch up and have some fun as well:) On Saturday the Ward family joined us then the real fun began. The kids all boated, tubed played around and had many smores. Uncle DJ, Aunt Heidi and Kimmy joined us as well. The kids all had fun playing together. Once the kids all went to bed, the adults stayed up and enjoyed some much needed quiet time around the fire, with wine of course. Oh and can't forget the Queso dip(Tori that was for you:) The next day we started the morning out with egg sandwiches then back to the boat. Vivi tried water skiing, she didn't get up, but she did a great job for her first time. Next year we will get her up on those skis. The Ward Family left and Aiden and Evie crashed till dinner time. They were exhausted from playing with friends all weekend. Aunt Sara, Eli and Jane joined us on Sunday night. All the kids went straight to bed since it was late. On Monday, everyone boated and played in the water. Every night we did smores and some nights the sparklers came out! We did some fishing on the boat. Eli and Kim were the only ones who had luck catching fish that day.

The whole trip we ate well, played hard, stayed up late, and had a blast. Great times with good friends and family. Enjoy the pics!