Lake Martin

We had a great time at the lake this year.  Thomas was not afraid to ride in the boat so the trip was a lot different than last year.  He was a trooper about wearing his life jacket and loved fishing, swimming, driving, and most importantly, the CABIN.  Thanks Granddaddy and Lady for a really fun trip!   We can't wait until next year when we will have two more join us (Aunt Emily and the baby).

We made it!  We rolled the windows down so we could smell the country air.

 

Thomas loved driving the boat.

 

He would put Granddaddy's hands on his legs so that Granddaddy couldn't touch the steering wheel.  Only Thomas could drive the boat.

 Thomas enjoyed fishing.  Here he is helping Lady.  I don't think she caught anymore fish after Thomas began helping her...our tactic worked.  Pretzels allowed us to fish and ride in the boat.  Thomas made sure we had them for every boat ride.

 

 

 

 



There is nothing better than waking up every day from a long nap and eating a Popsicle.

 



Thomas was a little apprehensive about swimming, but quickly became a natural.  No one was allowed to touch his "boat."  He kept yelling, "I swimmin, I kickin, I splashin, I drivin."



 

 

It wasn't long before he said, "I jumpin."

Thomas got to feed the ducks, and we saw a family of ducks on one of our boat rides.

On the way back to the cabin, Thomas would grab my head and say, "Do you see it?  Do you see the cabin?"  He loved the cabin just as much if not more than playing outside.

 

 

 

Thomas was trying to get Ooh-Ooh to look at the camera. 

 

20 Weeks!

4th of July!

4th of July began with a parade around Granddaddy and Lady's neighborhood and "cones."

 

The PARTY continued in Iowa!

 



Catching fireflies

 

A parade with lots and lots of tractors, fire engines, trains, cars, and trucks!

 

 

 

 

Choo-Choo!

 

 Sitting like Uncle Mike.

 

 

Carnival Rides

 

Thanks to cousin Claire who had to ride the horse ride two times.

 

FIREWORKS!

Thomas wasn't scared at all and loved making the fireworks go boom.

 

Happy Birthday Nana!

 

We celebrated Nana's 90th birthday with beautiful cupcakes made by Aunt Katie.  They were delicious.  We were so blessed to be able to share this day with Nana and the whole family, even Daniel who surprised us by coming back from Australia early.

 

Saying good-bye is never easy. 

 

A special thanks to Uncle Tom, Aunt Sandra, Uncle Chuck, Aunt Leslie (notice I left "great" off), Grammy, and Papa for the wonderful food.  We gained 5 pounds, stayed up way too late, had lots of fun, and created some wonderful memories.  Can't wait until next year!