We had planned to stay home for Memorial Day. Stephen was off Saturday and Monday so it would be a three day weekend for all of us. Since I had been in such a funk, Stephen proposed the idea of going to Palestine for the weekend to get out of town. So late Friday afternoon, we decided to head up to Palestine for the long weekend. I packed like crazy and we met Stephen at the dealership and were off by 6:30!
It was a packed house this weekend with Steve, Nancy, Shelley, Taylor, Cameron, Molly (Shelley's friend, Lisa (Molly's daughter), Gary, Mary, Brook, Izabella and us!
I took a ton of pictures throughout the weekend, so get ready!
Saturday morning we all got up and had breakfast, got dressed and then set out for a long ride together. I didn't bring my camera, but Shelley took some on her phone, so these are all from Saturday morning on Shelley's iPhone.
We stopped over on Fred's for a while.
Taylor caught a big fish!
That is Molly in the pink. She is a lot of fun!
They just put up a new rope swing that is so much fun!! It is really big!
Lisa on the rope swing.
Everyone watching us swing.
Stephen had a blast riding around for the first time. He just looked at everything and took it all in.
We all went back and had lunch and naps and then set out for an afternoon of fun!
Stephen was still a little tired.
We put Stephen in his walker and he loved walking around seeing what everyone was up to.
He was in the back of the garage and heard Brook and Taylor pull up, so he ran to the edge of the garage waving. It was so cute!
Then he ventured over to say hi to Sadie.
Lisa was so sweet with Stephen all weekend!
This picture cracks me up. I put sunscreen on him, but he wouldn't sit still long enough for me to rub it in.
They are putting in an outdoor kitchen at the pool house so that is why it looks like it is under construction.
Most of the wildflowers are already gone, but there were a few patches of these left. This bunch was right behind the pool.
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After hanging out for a little while we all decided to play a game of kickball. It was hot, but so much fun!
We were all SO hot after our game, but none of us felt like going to get our swim suits on, so we just jumped in, clothes and all!
Shelley took all of these pictures and did a great job!
Cannonball!!
Awesome picture Shelley!
Stephen already had his swim shirt on, so we just took off his shorts and got him in with us for a little bit.
We all swam for a little while and it felt great! We got out, cleaned up, put Stephen to bed and then all sat on the porch while Gary cooked hamburgers.
Stephen holding Izabella. She is so precious!
We finished the night with a game of Guesstures. It was SO much fun!
Sunday morning we went for another morning ride. We were all sitting around waiting for everyone to get ready and Stephen put Stephen in the seat and buckled him in. He just sat then so still checking everything out. It was so cute! Of course he didn't let him ride like that.
Our family!
We stopped down by the pier pond so Cameron could fish for a little bit.
I snapped these two pictures of Lisa. She is so pretty and such a nice, sweet girl! We had a great time with her and Molly this weekend.
I think this picture is so cute!
Cameron fished for awhile and Taylor went and got the boat from the other end of the lake.
He took Lisa on a ride.
We went back and had lunch and naps, and then hung out around the house for the afternoon.
Stephen was trying to eat every leaf in his vicinity.
But Daddy took them all away.
Gary spent the day making ribs.
Ken and Karen came over for dinner. It was great to see them!
We put Stephen to sleep and then everyone hung out on the driveway for these rest of the night. We also took a night ride in the big mule which was so fun!
We left early Monday morning to beat the traffic and get home early to prepare for the week.
We had such a great weekend!!
