One Last Summer Hurrah!

School starts this week, and that means that summer has quickly come to an end. But we didn't let that stop us from having all the fun before it does. 

Our fun filled weekend started on Friday when Eric took off work and we had our 3rd annual golfing/lunch/drinks day date. We hit up St. Elmo Golf Club and were big fans. It's always a treat to spend some one on one time with Eric, and this day has become one of our favorites of the year (even if we seem to always wait until the very end of summer to do it!).

We picked up the kids from daycare and drove a few hours south to Lake of Egypt for a weekend getaway with the kids' cousins, aunts, and uncles. I was reminded how blessed we are to have such a good relationship with Eric's siblings and that our kids have such best friends in their cousins. 

Even though Saturday called for rain all morning, we lucked out and didn't get anything. Brayden and Ashley said their favorite part of the weekend was the boat rides.

We were able to get out twice- once in the cold air of the morning and a second time right after nap in the refreshing sun. Brady and Ashley loved the wind blowing through their hair and the bumpy ride we got when we drove over the wakes of other boats.

It didn't seem that Katie was as big a fan of the boat ride as the twins were. I'm sure it had to do with the fact she had to be stationary- girl loves to walk all over. Or it could have been the fact she was a giant marshmallow in her lifejacket. 

Either way, she only tolerated one boat ride with us instead of two ha!

That afternoon we swam in the lake by the dock. I had a mom fail and didn't bring our puddle jumpers, so the kids had to swim in their life jackets, which definitely wasn't as much fun as puddle jumpers. Next year I'll have to remember them! I didn't have my phone out while we were swimming, but managed to snag a picture with Brayden once we were done. 

After dinner the kids enjoyed playing different board games and games on Grant's tablet.

And that evening after all the littles were asleep, we made s'mores with the bigs. Brayden refused to take a group picture, but I managed to snag one of him by himself anyway ha!

It was a pretty quiet ride home this morning as we all recovered from a weekend full of fun. And we really hope we can make this a yearly tradition to continue the fun for years to come!