Saturday, August 10, 2019

Lake Life

May 18 was the beginning of Lake season for us!!!!


May 26-27 we spent the weekend at the camper with my parents.  Ref even got to join us!


Noodle fights on the lily pad!




...and leg cramps for the seniors! 


Observing to make sure Grandy is okay!


These boys love lake time!!!



Catching butterflies!


Dinner at Twin Creeks!  Their bacon pickle pizza is the best!


Wore out from all the fun that day.






Hitting up Dairy Queen on the way home.  Even Ref got some ice cream!


June 1 - Spending as much time at the lake as we can.  Ryan got a Jeep Wrangler this summer so we are soaking up the sun and all the cool air!



Dad teaching Liam how to drive the boat.


Dinner at Twin Creeks again.  My weird kids eating lemons. 


June 14-16 - We spent Friday and Saturday night at the lake for Fathers Day weekend.  Ref is enjoying these trips that he gets to go on!



Catching more butterflies!




This seat on the back is my happy place on my parents new boat.


Jackson taking the kids for a ride on the jet ski.







Mom and Julie taking a turn.


Snuggling in the camper!



Heading back home to spend some time with Papa for Father's Day.



Papa and his boys!


June 29 - Back again!  This was the weekend before July 4th and the night they were going to do the fireworks on the lake.  





The view from my happy place seat.


My parents got this for the boys for Christmas!  It was perfect for them!  They loved it!


Reflecting!


The fireworks were almost an hour late but still beautiful!  Ryan gave us a scare when he decided to accidentally take a plunge into the lake as we were driving back.  He was checking to see if the lights on the front of the boat were on when he lost his balance.  It was funny and scary at the same time!


School has started back and our lake time is more limited now.  This is just a snap shot of all the fun we had this summer!  We love our time at the camper with my parents! We hope it continues!!!

Saturday, August 3, 2019

To Infinity & Beyond!

We tried to fit in all kinds of fun stuff to do with the boys this summer.  One thing Ryan wanted to make sure we did was take them to the Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL.   This was something Ryan remembers doing as a child and was one of his favorite places to visit.  







I was the only one who could ride the Moon Shot - It was so much fun even though it left my stomach behind!


Waiting to watch me go!


My little space monkeys!




Enjoying the interactive stuff!


Hello TVHS! I know this has nothing to do with the Tennessee Valley Health Systems but just thought it was cool.


Checking out the space toilet!



Doing some STEM activity


I think Ryan enjoyed it more than the boys did.


Liam attempted to rock climb ....


He got to about the top of this picture and quit.  


Learning about the Saturn V and Apollo 11 spacecraft and its journey to the moon.


Info on some of the wind tunnels that Ryan patrolled while he worked at AEDC.


Pretending they are controlling the space shuttle.






Their favorite space ice cream!