Comings and Goings

The boys enjoying a summer rain shower.

We had a great 4th weekend. Chet, Amanda, and the kids came for the weekend, so we got to spend some time with them. We had a big party for Jean and did a low country boil, yum! Afterwards, we went to the local fireworks.

The boys had swim lessons, and Jean was kind enough to take them to the lessons. I just picked them up, until the last day...I had the day off, so I decided that I would take them and watch. Luke had other ideas. He pitched a fit before we even left. He didn't want to put on a regular diaper, so to humor him, I put on a swim diaper and swimsuit. He just wanted to be like his brothers. Well, when we got to the swim lessons, he pitched another fit. He wanted to get in the pool, just like his brothers. Thankfully, the swim teacher understood and when lessons were over, he took Luke down the slide just like the big kids.

Luke, getting ready to go down the slide

Matt and I have just returned from our cruise. It was wonderful to get pampered for the week. The food was wonderful, and we enjoyed our time together without interruptions. We missed the kids, and I'd love to someday take them on a cruise too. However, it was much needed time for us. During the cruise, we read together "The Five Love Languages" by Dr. Gary Chapman. I recommend reading it, because it really made sense to me how we each feel loved by different things, and if we aren't speaking the their "love" language to others, they may not understand that we really do love them. We also went on a waverunner tour to stingray city in Grand Cayman. It was great, but next time we will definitely rent two instead of riding together. There is just something about having to ride in the back, or maybe I'm just a control freak, ha! We rented 4 wheelers in Cozumel, it was supposed to be a ride through the jungle, but it was mostly just dirt and lots of dust. I would not recommend it again. We got massages that were heavenly. We were glad to get home safely and see the boys.

At one of the ATV tour stops, an ancient Mayan cave, notice the dirt!
Formal night on the cruise

Joshua starts football practice this week. We still have Six Flags tickets and Stone Mountain tickets that we have to use before Aug.10 plus Dad wants us to come down there to pick up some furniture before mid-Aug. So much to do!

I hope you all have a great week!