Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Smith Family Lake Cottage - 4th of July

We enjoyed time at the lake with family for the 4th of July! So thankful for my parents and their generosity! We love being at the lake cottage!  Here are a bunch of pictures from our week!


So thankful for a few days overlap with my sister and her crew! So fun to see all the kids together! 



On the actual 4th of July the weather was so cool! We went on a boat parade down the lake and we had to bring blankets and sweatshirts! Crazy! It was fun nonetheless. 




Spencer really enjoyed fishing this trip! He's hooked! 




Mom, Andrea, and I went on a jet ski ride and laughed the entire time! I'm not sure what was so funny but it was a blast! I could go for that ride right about now! So fun!


Jeremy spotted some wild blackberry bushes in walking distance so a few of us went blackberry picking and made some yummy desserts with them.



We had a 2 day corn hole tournament which consisted of an adult and kid on each team. It was a lot of fun! 


One of the biggest highlights of the week was Carson and Bryn skiing! It was so fun! They couldn't get enough! Jeremy and I love slaloming so we've been waiting for our kids to fall in love with skiing! Yay! 


Here are a few videos of them skiing. They are probably out of order but so fun! 









We always love a day out on the boat! We went for a long boat ride, packed lunch, and stopped at different swimming holes. We also stopped for some ice-cream. It was a great day!





Thanks Mom and Dad for another great visit!

Monday, July 11, 2016

Chasteen/Elliott Family Vacation in St. Augustine, FL

We had a great time in St. Augustine with the Chasteen and Elliott clan for family vacation. We were all in one house which was nice and it was right by the ocean! Here is a picture overload of our week!


I love how kids tap into their free spirit on the beach. We spent lots of hours on the beach!







We were all so thankful that Kaleb was able to be there! He has been studying in Argentina this Spring and he flew straight to St. Augustine from Argentina for family vacation. 



It's so fun to see the cousins together. Our kids are blessed to have great cousin playmates on both sides of the family!




One day some of our group went deep sea fishing. Leigh and I hung with the 5 kids that didn't go. We took them for ice cream, walked around town, and went to a nearby pool.



Thanks to some friends, we were able to live the younger kids at the house and go out for dinner!





Lots of fun! Thankful for a week at the beach!


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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Summer Days at Home

We enjoyed being home and getting time with friends in June! 

One day we went to our neighbor's pool with the Watsons to swim. 



We love being home in the midst of all our travels in the summer time! Breakfast outside, trimming trees, meeting Tara's newest baby, blackberry picking and cobbler, and watching my flowers grow! 


I love taking the kids to different swimming holes, waterfalls, and hikes! It's so therapeutic to be outside enjoying God's creation! 







We met some family in Greenville for Jeremy's mom's 70th birthday celebration. 


We enjoyed swimming and tubing on the Chattooga River with friends!







The kids had fun roller skating with friends!


Monday, July 4, 2016

My cousin Madison's wedding

 After a fun family wedding in Northern Virginia, my parents, siblings, and I joined up again the very next weekend in Lincoln, Nebraska for another fun family wedding! My cousin Madison got married and it was so good to be there and see family that we don't get to see very often. 


Thankful for time with family!








 Such a fun wedding! Isn't Madison a beautiful bride!? 


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