FINALLY!!!!!

Yes, we finally took the boat out and were able to do some wakeboarding. My brother and his wife made a last minute trip out here, so we thought we'd take a break from usual weekend activities and have some fun. We went back up to Lake Chatuge, NC for the day. The weather was beautiful, and there were hardly any boats out on the lake. It was so relaxing! Just what we needed. Lil miss Hailey
Brax calling Mike to see when he was coming back with the boat to pick him up.
Brax and Hailey playing on the beach

Hailey and Kira watching the boys wakeboard.

Lake Chatuge, NC

First day of preschool

Hailey just started preschool this week. I was a little nervous about her going, after the "meet the teacher" open house we went to. Hailey was not very nice to the kids or her teacher. She clung to my legs and if anyone tried to talk to her, she'd yell "NO!" and shove her face into my thy. So I didn't know what to expect when I dropped her off on her first day.

They didn't allow the parents to bring them into the class. We just dropped them off at the car pool line and the teachers took them into class. When we pulled up and the teacher opened the door, Hailey said "Bye Momma and Dadda" and jumped out of the car.

When I picked her up, she talked non-stop about her day. She loved it! I'm sure it helped that her buddy Gabby is in her class. But she's excited to go back, so that's a good thing.

Labor Day

So our original labor day plans were to go and work on our rental house that we are rehabing all day long. Well, the plans changed. Mike still went for part of the day along with my brother-in-law Mike and our friend Mike (yeah three Mikes) but I took Hailey and met my sister and a friend at chick-fil-a for lunch and then we all met back here for a bbque. We had the Sampsons, the Maddoxs and the Crosbys over for dinner. The Maddox's were kind enough to bring their huge waterslide for the kids to play on. The kids had a BLAST!

Georgia is in a drought right now and we aren't supposed to use out door water......So I was a little nervous to have this huge thing right in the front yard. However, I figure if all of our neighbors can use their sprinklers to water their lawns, then we can run a waterslide for a couple of hours.

12 years....

Mike and I just "celebrated" our 12 year anniversary. Mike had originally planned a weekend getaway for us, but in light of our having to carry two mortgages, we made an executive decision to cancel the trip for now.

Our anniversary was on a Sunday this year, which what can you do on a Sunday? But Nicole, the ever service oriented friend, insisted that she take our kids after church for the rest of the day, so Mike and I could be alone. After a long nap and dinner we just hung out. Not too exciting I know but it was nice to have peace and quiet.