Our Weekend

We had a fantastic 4th of July weekend. We put everyone in the car and headed down to San Antonio to visit with my parents, brother and two grandmothers. I think we spent eight-five percent of our time in the water. Isabelle is so tan I can hardly believe it, I coat that girl in sunscreen but it does not seem to matter. Poor Bear he has Ben’s skin and so he is pasty white. Anyway, we had fun playing games eating great food and visiting with family and friends.

We had a couple of family friends come over for dinner on the 4th and swim. It was great seeing Sarah and Carly, hopefully we will be able to see them the next time we are all down there. I even had a chance to catch up with one of my college friends who got married last year. We did not really get a chance to meet her husband at the wedding, so it was nice to be able to sit down and have a good conversation together.


I think one of my favorite parts of the weekend was the pillow case race. Ben had made the turn and was coming down the home stretch back to the starting line when he fell and managed to flip himself over. It was so funny to watch and I even got a picture of him rolling over. I do not think that is what he had in mind when he got started. That’s what happens when we get too cocky. We used acorns instead of eggs for the spoon race, the kids held on to their acorns while racing and ran down the field, it was pretty funny. Mom did the best at the cup of water race, she found the flat spot on her head and away she went. My cup only stayed on well because of my hat.

Plus we went to see the fireworks, and I would have pictures of that but the wind was blowing so much it moved my tripod, its not very heavy. Plus I could not see my inside screen to check my shutter speed, and to top it off there was a tree in the way. I know a lot of excuses but hey, I wanted to get some really good shots. Oh well maybe next weekend.

On Sunday we ventured out to Vintage Oaks to swim it the community pool there and the lazy river. Plus we celebrated Bear’s third Birthday while we were there. It was a very nice, relaxing day. I think the kids really enjoyed the pool and lazy river, plus Bear was excited about his birthday. He had asked for “Zoom-Zoom Scooter” and is working really hard at figuring out how to make it work the best. Right now it’s all about the handle bar and where it should go, up high or down low. Too cute!

I hope everyone else enjoyed their Independence Day celebration, we sure did.