Mommy & Me

 

PK Trip

Saturday, Jamie and I loaded up the kids and headed out to my MIL’s lake house at PK for the rest of the weekend.  I was so happy to be heading out there because we haven’t made it out there this summer. 

After we got to the house (around 4), we put on our swimming suits and headed straight to the lake.  The kids had a blast jumping off the dock while Jamie and I enjoyed floating.  We stayed in the lake for about 3 hours before calling it a night.  Surprisingly, the kids didn’t fight us on coming in.  I think after a day at Hawaiian Falls they were worn out. 

Jamie and I had so much fun relaxing, reading and watching the kids play.  Maddie, Layton and Meg get along so well!  Maddie turned nine in April and Layton turned 6 in May.  I love that they are all at an age where they get along so well.  Don’t get me wrong, we had our moments, but they were few and far between. 

All weekend, the girls were playing Avatar.  All three of the kids are obsessed with the movie and have been trying to “learn the language”.  It was super adorable to watch the girls.  Maddie would actually take notes while they were watching the movie.  I love their imaginations. 

***Me & Jamie, my beautiful best friend***

Sunday morning, we had a bite for breakfast and then headed back to the lake for some more swimming.  We swam and floated for about 3 hours, then called it a day.  We didn’t want to leave, but we all needed to head back to reality (boo). 

***Maddie & Megan***    

After an amazing weekend with my best friend and her kiddos, it was time to say good-bye.  We all had a great time and wished it could have lasted longer! 

***Layton & Megan***

Dinner with great friends

Friday night, after Jamie and I took the kiddos to Hawaiian Falls, we all agreed on Italian food for dinner.  We loaded up in the car and headed to Arlington for dinner Macaroni Grill.

 

We were all starved by the time we got there.  We quickly decided on a meal and placed our orders.  To keep the kids entertained, we had the balloon artist make the kids some balloon dogs.  The dogs actually kept there minds off how hungry they were. 

 

After we enjoyed our meals, Jamie told the waiter that we were celebrating Megan’s birthday.  When the staff came out to sing Happy Birthday to Meg, they asked her “How old are you?”  She said “I’m going to be six”.  Luckily for me, Jamie was thinking on her feet and told the staff that we were celebrating early.  (Meg’s birthday isn’t until Aug 31.)

Meg loved having everyone sing a special Happy Birthday song to her.  She smiled the entire time.  I’m so glad that she doesn’t embarrass easy. 

 

We headed for the lake on Saturday.  I have tons of pictures to post, just need to sort through them. 

{A Great Day}

Thursday night, our great Friends, the Middletons came to town for a mini vacation.  Jamie and I had orginally planned to take the kids to Six Flags, but the temperature was supposed to over one hundred, so we decided to go to Hawaiian Falls instead.  We were so glad we did! 

Maddie, Layton and Meg had a great time.  Jamie and I set up camp under an umbrella and let the kids go ride the rides.  It worked out perfect. 

***Layton***
 

 

***Maddie & Megan***

 

***Catching grapes****

 

***Swimming in the lazy river***

 

***Waiting for a tube***

 

***Jamie & Layton***

***Maddie & Megan***

{You Capture – Summer}

 

 

 

 

Go Rangers

Sunday night, Meg and I went to the Rangers game with our dear friends Aaron and Sandra.  (I really should have asked Meg to get a picture of the grown ups).  We had a great time with them. 

Meg and I met Aaron and Sandra at swimming lessons.  There are two other kiddos in swimming lessons (Lauren and Ben).  Aaron, Lauren and Ben have been taking swimming lessons since they were itty bitty.  Meg was lucky enough to join this group 3 years ago.  They all became fast friends, as did the moms. 

***Aaron***

***Meg***

***Self portrait by Meg***

***Our seats were awesome – the Lexus Club***

***Self portrait of Aaron and Megan***

***Game over, Rangers win***

A Family Tradition

On Monday, I received a package in the mail and was so excited.  Even though I wasn’t aware what was in package, it’s always nice to get something that isn’t a bill. 

Imagine my excitement when I opened the package to find a photo book from Shutterfly.  The photo book was a collection of wedding portraits dating back to July 22, 1925.  “The Howe Handkerchief” – a family tradition that began in 1925 on my dad’s side of the family!  The handkerchief is carried by brides on their wedding days.  The photo book contains pictures of 43 wedding days.  What a great way to capture such an amazing tradition. 

Here are a few pictures of the photo book. 

 

 

***Catherine Howe married James R. Thomas***
***July 22, 1925***
 

 

****Catherine Mott married Forrest Jordan***
***August 5, 1942***
***my grandparents on my dad’s side of the family***

 

***John Russell Jordan married Suzette Wray***
***May 23, 1971***
***my parents***

 

Jarrad & I, Taylor & Ruth were right next to each other in the book.  Kyle and Sheryl were on the facing page.  It’s cool that we were so close to each other in the book. 

***Allison Jordan married Jarrad Ramsey***
***April 26, 2003***

***Taylor Jordan married Ruth Huber***
***July 25, 2003***

 

***Kyle Jordan married Sheryl Peters***
***February 26, 2005***

 

***the back cover of the photo book***

This is definitely a tradition that will carry on for generations to come.