Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Memorial Day Weekend

As always, we started our summer off on Memorial Day weekend at the lake. (Although this may be the last year we do so since my mama is putting her house on the market and trying to move closer to us. Bittersweet.)

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We had good friends come up to the lake with us and enjoy fun in the sun. The favorite things for the kiddos to do are Fishin' and Tubin'. And believe me, we did plenty of both! While we waited for our friends to join us, the kiddos practiced their fishin' skills. And they were quite successful.

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Daddy was kept busy baiting hooks, because Mama doesn't do that!

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Birdie wasn't too sure about holding her catch, so Buddy-Ro volunteered.

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But as they caught more and more...

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...she warmed up to showing off her fish.

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Buddy-Ro caught the biggest catch. This fish put up a fight, but Buddy-Ro reeled him in all by himself!

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And, of course, Daddy wanted his picture taken with this prize catch. :) Love the pride in their faces!

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Sweet Izzy with her catch.

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And then it was time for tube rides!

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The baby boy was so content to sit in his stroller and take it all in! This is right before he fell asleep in his stroller amidst the lake fun. Blessed by such an easy fella. :)

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I forgot my camera up at the house on Monday and never had a chance to run up and get it. So I captured the day with my phone. Boat rides and naps just seem to go together perfectly. :) The Peanut fell asleep on the dock again, so we just wheeled him onto the boat and kept his life jacket close.

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More tubin'.

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And Izzy couldn't get enough of jumping off the top of the dock. Love Birdie girl in the background!

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And look! Here's Mama in a couple of shots.

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Ahhhh, lake life. It's a LOT of work, but it's great fun. We all came home with nice tans to start the summer and with fun memories to remember!

1 comment:

Megan said...

How fun! What great pictures! This looks very similar to our time at the lake last weekend. And I'm with ya on baiting the hooks - yuck! My kids don't mind at all though, and I always wonder how that happens. I'm thinking that Avery is going to be my freaked out by bugs child - just like her Mama. :) Hope ya'll are enjoying these sweet summer days!