Sunday Started the Summer Off Right

Sunday was a fantastic day at the lake over Memorial weekend!!

We got all the boats in and mother nature cooperated (it got pretty hot) and summer began!!!

Here are a couple of the girls on the paddle-board!

I love the boys faces and expressions in this picture...Ryan caught a really big bass and even surprised himself...HA! Brody is so amazed he is holding his head!!! Too funny!


Brody with one of his many fish...


The girls having fun on the floating mat!


A little paddle-board trip around the lake...


My "little brother" with his fish...he looks proud, hugh? LOL!


And my Dad with his...


The kids had a great time playing in the lake - it was the perfect start to summer!


That night we sang Happy Birthday to all the May birthdays...me included! Yippee! And enjoyed this delicious ice cream cake!


After cake it was off to start the first campfire of the summer...my favorite :-)


It was a fantastic start to the summer and a wonderful start to the Memorial Day weekend!

Do you enjoy fishing? What signifies the start of summer to you? Do you make and eat s-mores?? 

Hugs to everyone!!!

Happy Monday

Summer just makes me smile! I don't know how else to say it except summer makes me soooo happy!
The fact that my parents have a house on a lake and some summer toys also helps! I love weekends spent together with family by a lake! We float, swim, have campfires and smores and play on lots of watercraft! LOL!
This weekend the lake held a kids fishing derby. The kids registered and fished for two hours (the fishing club provided the worms and everything) and then the total weight of the fish they caught were totaled. Each kid got a bucket to put their fish in and they were released once they were weighed alive - no fish were harmed except maybe some sore lips :-)

The boys both registered but as soon as the girls saw how much fun it was, and they had to watch anyway, they wanted in on the action! HA HA! These kids do not know how to be patient and watch the bobber so I cannot even relate to you how many times they could cast and real back in during that 2 hours even when there was no fish biting the line!! HA HA

Mom, Dad, my sister, her two girls as well as myself went to watch and support the boys and we all had fun! This is a picture of the support crew minus me!

In the end, my nephew won second place in his age range with his one big mouth bass fish (prizes were for total weight of fish caught) that weighed 0.86 pounds that his twin sister caught while he was on a break - LOL - and his prize was $20! We had no idea there was money involved...just assumed bragging rights as it was free to enter!  Then at the very end, we were shocked to hear that he also won for the biggest fish of the day with that giant 0.86 pounder that his sister reeled in and he got $50 more! HA HA! He is so sweet, he immediately gave the $20 one to his cousin that also registered but did not catch any fish that morning and he plans to share his $50 with his sister since she helped :-)

It was a great start for the weekend of family fun!

How was your weekend? Anything fun or just chill? Any fishermen out there?

Have a blessed and enjoyable day!

Easter a little late...

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I was sooo excited about my 1ooth post that I forgot to post Easter pictures...sooooo here they are in no particular order....

Here is the bunny (Kyleigh)...

Annnnnnddddd the bunny (Kyleigh) hopping.....

My Brother-in-law Dan with his HUGE fish!!!!!!!!!!!

Waliacha and his fishing pole....he did catch a fish (about the size of Dan's) but the picture is tooo bright and will not post - LOL!!!!
Waliacha going over to get ANOTHER worm...the baby fishies got most of his - LOL!!!!

Dan and Matthew (my nephew)

Another Walaicha...

Kyleigh swinging under the deck...

Aunt Marti and Madelyn (the new addition)

Kyleigh and Alyssa "striking a pose" in their Easter clothes...

Kyleigh posing for the camera!!!! Soooo natural, hugh? LOL

Susie's kids in their Easter best....

Annnnnndd another.....