Beating the Heat

Just no other way to beat the heat than lakeside or poolside... we have been upwards of mid 90's and in fact they CANCELED the summer track meet for the week because of the heat index. This has not happened in ALL the years we have had a team that Husband or I can EVER remember.... crazy hot...

These two had a sleepover in Abbey's camper and went paddle boarding at sunset...

(Pics courtesy of Wes/Kel or Minnie/Abbey)

These two had a sleepover and then we grabbed her siblings and hit the local pond where Minnie met us...

Jumping into a pool post soccer practice with all your clothes on in the summer at 9PM....it's what childhood is made for!

Hanging at L&L's with 42 bottles of sunscreen and 86 water bottles... obvi!

Best place EVER!

 

Mostly Wordless Wednesday: Easter Sunday

Pic for Tamarah of the gorgeous necklace she gave me and earrings she handed down to me... whatever would I do without her!? :)

 

This is 13 and 16 years old... I have given up on outfits.

It was fun while it lasted....

The LONG Weekend Report

 They are my favorite... an extra day... a shorter week... just my favorite! We crammed a LOT into those 4 days!

Kicked off Saturday AM with a sick kiddo but she dug deep. Tamarah told her to find her "beast mode" for the game and Minnie and I both laughed when I sniped this pic of her from across the gym! :) love it!

It was SUCH a good game!!! We were down by 9... 

But we came back and ACTUALLY HELD ONTO IT! 

(pics below by Flics_sarah)

Peep MIL and Clay? :)

My girl was on fire in the 4th quarter and made some CLUTCH foul shots and jump shots!

The "zoo crew" went CRAZY!

IT WAS sooooo fun! Winning is FUN! :)

After the game Husband and Miss B headed to set some traps and do a little night fishing....

Bonus that Sky came!!!! She says she's done with ice fishing because it is SOOOO COLD.... SO please note she is bundled and sitting right next to the stove! :)

They were jigging for "crappie" and unfortunately unsuccessful in the shack but Miss B caught THIS ONE on a trap! WOW-ZAHS!

FUN!

Minnie opted to head to Abbey's 6:00PM!!!! track meet... to hang with her peeps! :) She rode up with Chelsey and had the BEST time cheering on her buds WITH her tiny people!

Monday the gals had dentist appts at 9:00 (much to their chagrin) and we had gotten dumped on with a few inches of snow and it was still coming down... Husband offered to take them because I was supposed to have an appt with Loretta at 12:30 but by 8:40 they had left and she canceled. A WHOLE DAY STAYING HOME IN A SNOWSTORM!?!? YES PLEASE!!!

I texted Tamarah that I got to stay home in my snow-globe... just too bad it was so DIRTY! ACK! But... that meant, laundry, cleaning the bathroom, kitchen, vac, homemade bread made, quiche for breakfasts for the week, meatloaf put together (not baked but in the fridge for dinner Tuesday), potato/sweet potato mash made, also for Tuesday night, bacon for the fridge and a soak in the tub!!! It was a VERY productive day! 

The only picture of the day... BLT on homemade bread Minnie took because they had to watch the boys game at 3:00 and stay right through until 7:30 because they practiced after... and she ONLY ATE 1/2!! (Good thing for Serenity :)

A fun and FULL four days! 

Christmas Break (Part 3)

Might have to click to enlarge the picture... but you know you are in redneck area when you are following a guy who just picked up his BEAR from the taxidermist. :)

This was FUN to do again... and this year I didn't miss a DAY... 

Enjoyed MIL and 3 outta the 5 Renauds for NYE... and of course a couple of these guys...

They really are SO good together and love each other so much!

Opening Day TRADITION! Husband, Minnie, Tricky, Guinny and CJ this year!

My girl in her HAPPY place! Frozen water!

Brrr... no thank YOU!

I love that Guinny had this memory pop up and that he sent it over to me...

and these two... who refer to themselves as the FET (fish extraction team) ended up catching not ONLY this rainbow but ALSO THIS HUGE STICK out of the holes they drilled trying to free the fish!

Goodness gracious! :)

Meanwhile cozy at home... :)

Miss B and I watched movies, painted our nails and hung out in our cozy house!

When Husband and Minnie came in Miss B had made her sister a steaming cup of cocoa and a warm pumpkin muffin. So sweet!

On Saturday after practice we all dropped Minnie off at the field house again so she could support her track peeps and Husband, Miss B and I ran around in the "big city"

Sunday ended va-ca with a bang... Abbey came over after church (and her history class work was done ;) and hung out until Corrine's bday party! WILD for a Sunday night before going back to school!!!

Love that they decided to be matchy matchy!

SUPER fun that Corrine's little sister did it TOO! :) and it wasn't even planned! So fun! 

(Pics below courtesy of Becky, SO FUN to get these!)

 

Gals had a BLAST!

and such a special way to end a FANTASTIC CHRISTmas break! We do LOVE vacation!