lake rats

July 2012- We spent a weekend at Lake LBJ with great friends and their kiddos.  We had so much fun and the boys have already asked when we can go back.  

Even though we had access to the lake the boys had just as much fun in the kiddie pool.

The kiddie pool may have ended up a little dirtier than the lake water thanks to this.

The kids had so much fun swimming and tubing but the annual water fight may be their favorite.  The guys filled up this ice chest with water bomb balloons.  

But the moms {okay mostly me- I'm the guilty one} were a little sneaky.  I snuck several of the water balloons up to the balcony while everyone was out boating.  Then as the kids and dads did water balloon toss and soaked each other with the balloons we stood up on the balcony to take pictures.  After they were all out of balloons we called them all together so we could get a picture.  And then we soaked them with our supply and they really couldn't throw any of them back because we all had expensive cameras in our hands!

Pecos thought he wanted to try water skiing, but quickly changed his mind and said he just wanted to stand in them to see what they felt like on his feet.

He had fun tubing.

Maybe next year we can get a bigger tube for Casey and both boys to ride together.

Thanks Walker Family for having us!  We had a blast!

memorial day at the lake

May 29-30, 2011- We were so excited to kick off our summer by spending part of Memorial Day weekend at the lake.  College friends, Laree & Ryon, invited us for the weekend along with a few other families to a lake house that Laree's family has in Kingsland on Lake LBJ .  Eight kids ranging in age from 11 months to 5 years old...and only one girl!  The kids all had a blast and it was fun for us too.

We brought our boat, which hasn't been out since before Brazos was born.  Casey spent at least a week getting it all tuned up and running great.  And it was all worth it to see everyone enjoy their time on the water. On our first outing we took Brazos along but the uncomfortable bulk of the life jacket plus the fact he was overdue for a nap made it not too enjoyable for him (or me!).  So I stayed ashore with him after that.  Maybe later this summer when he is a bit more stable on his feet we'll see if he's got his sea legs.

Pecos ready for Water Gun War; his strategy: not to seek out combat; rather just park himself in the kiddie pool, wait for the others to come and fill up their gun, then blast them.  It worked out quite well for him.

big haul of the day...actually, an overnight catch

boat captain and first mate preparing the boat for another outing

ready for a boat ride and tubing- can you imagine what it will be like on the lake with this crew in about  10 years?

Pecos and Calob had so much fun tubing...the highlight of their weekend for sure

when you have that many boys and a great lakefront yard you must play a game of t-ball

casey and brazos did their own swinging and observed t-ball from the sidelines

Did I mention how much fun we had?  Can't wait to do it again sometime!

lake rat

July 25, 2009- We spent a weekend at the lake with our best friends, the Hillert's. Pecos is a little lake rat in training. He loves the boat and likes to swim, but occasionally he would rather just rope- big surprise! That kid sees an idle rope and has to give it a swing...on this particular boating trip he grabbed hold of the ski rope so he could rope the boat, nearby swimmers and anyone daring enough to leave the water and get back on the boat.

Casey showed off his skills on the water skis...there may be a future for him in the Sea World ski show. Pecos had fun tubing with Casey.
Lane, Lauren and Pecos had fun out of the water too- glow sticks, s'mores and running around enjoying their time together. No doubt they've made some memories to cherish for a lifetime. Everyday Pecos says "can we go to the lake today?"