Last weekend, Kevin and I loaded up the van, and took off for Lake Travis to celebrate the 4th of July with his family. That boy would spend every weekend up there if he could, but with his calling and obligations here, he just has to make the most of it when he does get the chance to go!:)
There is so much to do up there, and it really is such a fun time. I think it would be more relaxing for me if I weren't pregnant, so I'm really looking forward to going up next summer and being able to actually use the jetski's and go wakeboarding! But for now, I'm the official picture taker/memory recorder, and babysitter.
As always, there are WAY too many pictures, but with so many cute people to take pictures of, and so many fun things going on I narrowed it down as much as I could. There's a waterslide there, jetski's, boating, we went to a parade, watched fireworks, and Kevin and I took the girls into Austin since we hadn't been there before, and we checked out UT.
Here's my cute family, all dressed up for the holiday. I can't tell you how much I love this little group of people. They're a handfull, but I wouldn't have it any other way!
Another picture of my cute girls, all matching. Someday I'm not going to be able to match them all, so I'm taking advantage while I can!:) For now, they love it and think it's cool! They obviously have too many twin cousins, cause their one cousin, Katelyn, who isn't a twin, was saying that Halli and Peyton were twins cause they were wearing matching clothes! It was pretty cute watching Halli explain why they weren't.
We spent alot of our weekend outside on the waterslide. The water was freezing, but little kids just don't care about that stuff, so they shivered and played.
Lexie learned how to climb the ladder the first day, but after falling down a couple times, decided she didn't want to climb anymore and spent most of her time playing in the pool area. 
Cousin Rachel playing in the tunnel
Every time Lexie went down the slide, she'd jump up and shout, "I did it!" it was so cute to see her celebrate every time. 
Saturday, the 3rd, we headed out to a local parade in the area. There weren't any floats really, just lots of cool cars, and the best part, lots and lots of candy being thrown. We were at the very end of the parade route, so most people were trying to get rid of their extra candy, this made all the girls VERY excited!
See Kylie's bulging pockets? She knew it was good stuff, and wasn't letting it go!
Katelyn gathered a bouquet of dum dums.
Three of the cousins watching the parade.
I love this picture. Lexie found her candy and was so happy and proud of herself!
After the parade, it was time to spend some quality time on the water. Halli could stay out there all day, and is going to have a hard time when more of these little girls want to go boating as much as she does! 
I just love this picture of Savannah, looking beautiful and windswept on the boat.
Grandpa becomes a kid when he's out on the lake. He loves it out there and has a blast creating waves for the boat with the jetski.
Kevin took Lexie out on the tube and she loved it! I get nervous they'll tip over, but they haven't yet, and she enjoys the ride!
Peyton isn't as big a fan of tubing as the other girls are, but she tries!:) This was being pulled behind the jetski, and she doesn't look happy, but she did have fun!
Dad taking her for a ride on the jetski. I think she likes this a little better than tubing. 
What's better than being pulled around on the tube by dad? They thought this was tons of fun. 
Our beautiful Peyton waiting on the boat dock for dad to come get her.
Yes, it was literally Kevin pulling the tube around, not a boat of jetski.
I love seeing them all play together and enjoy each other!
When we weren't out playing in the water, we were inside cooling off watching movies, doing crafts with grandma and playing with cousins. Here are some of the cousins all lined up on the floor watching a movie. Savannah was laying on the couch with grandma, and Halli was probably out on the water with Kevin. 
We also took some time to make some patriotic cupcakes. The girls had fun with this, it was so funny how many of them only ate the frosting! Gotta love some sugar!
These girls know how to enjoy a cupcake, and show it! They all (besides Halli) had frosting all over their faces!
All three of our girls, this was the best they would do for me. By now, I think they were just done taking pictures!
Some of our fun fireworks. This is Jeff, Lexie, Katelyn, Halli and Peyton with a perfect view of the lake and some awesome fireworks!
We had a BLAST last weekend, and with baby coming soon (really soon I hope), we probably won't make it back up there for quite awhile, but it is so much fun, and we feel so blessed to be able to use this great home that Kevin's parent's have. I have a feeling we'll be spending lots of summers up there in the future!
2 comments:
Cute pictures April! It's fun to see and hear more about Katelyn and Jeff's weekend away! Katelyn had already mentioned the cupcakes to me-she loved them! Thanks!
Look like the lakehouse is a great get-a-way. Gotta say, Lexie and her little tongue of determination is cute as she attempts to climb the slide.
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