A BUSY COUPLE OF WEEKS

I have had a busy couple of weeks!  Right after the first set of grandkids went home, we had a couple we know that wanted to come to Marina Village to check it out.  They just got a "new for them" 5W and wanted to take it somewhere.  So, they came that Friday and left Sunday.  We had a good time visiting and showing them around.

The next day, Monday, Daughter, SIL, Curly, and Popcorn came to stay with us for a few days.  SIL's job has kept him from coming to the lake with Daughter over the past several summers.  His new job allows him time off during the summer and they were all anxious to be here.

Curly learned to ride her bike with NO training wheels.  I must admit that she was a trooper and I was pretty proud of her.  On one of her first rides, she hit the ground with the bike on top of her leg and got a pretty good chunk of skin taken out.  There was also blood involved.  She got back on the bike and was ready to go again.  I'm not sure I would have done that.

There she goes!  Good job!
 

SIL tried to get Popcorn to try.  But she was having none of that!

So, training wheels are back on with them tilted up.  Shhh! Don't tell her!

Tuesday, Son and his family came up for the day.  The cousins were SO excited to see each other.

 

Nothing like a game of corn hole with all the family together.
 

These 2 will tell you that they are best cousins forever! I sure hope so.

 

Remember how I told you that Son and Daughter have always been competitive?  He skied and Daughter wasn't about to let him show her up, right?

Hold on!

OK, now she's got her balance.......

Now she's showing off!

On Wednesday, Bobbie, Daughter's friend from 5th grade, and her 3 kids came up for the day.  Bobbie moved in with us during their sophomore year in high school.  Two beautiful teenage girls living in our house could be sorta nightmarish on occasion.  Especially for Mr. W!  Bobbie started coming to the lake with us when the girls were in 5th grade, so this was like coming home for her.  She has 3 beautiful children.  Two girls and 1 boy.  They are probably some of the best mannered kids I have ever run across.  Bobbie's middle child, a girl, is almost the same age as Curly and Popcorn so they had a blast.  It was good for Daughter and Bobbie to catch up but I enjoyed catching up with her too.  She will always be my second daughter.  I took a picture of the 2 of them but it didn't turn out very flattering so I am restraining from posting the pic.  But, they are both still just as beautiful.

Bobbie's little man - He has the cutest dimples!

Her 2 girls!

Here they go!

Daughter teaching Bobbie's middle daughter to ride the knee board.

And there she goes! Woo Hoo!

Since Daughter is the master teacher of the knee board, she also had the honor of teaching Popcorn to ride the knee board.  Who knew that Popcorn would even want to ride the knee board!?!  This kid went from being scared to death of the water last year, to swimming and knee boarding this year.  She loved it and kept wanting to do it over and over.  I was very proud of her.

Getting some last minute instructions.

Keep the nose up!

She already had the hang of it.

Daughter and family left on Thursday.  Friday, we went to town to spend the evening with some of our very best friends, Doug and Debbie.  They had invited us to their house for dinner and an evening of playing cards.  It is too far of a drive late at night, so we spent the night.  Of course, every time we are together, we laugh and laugh and have a great time.  If there is one thing that I don't like about this lifestyle, it is not getting near enough time to spend with my friends.  So, I'm taking advantage as much as I can.  Oh, and Popcorn gave me and Mr. W her cold before she left.  Sweet, huh?  She didn't mean to. :)  So, I have not been up to snuff for the past couple of days.  I am leaving tomorrow to go to Lake Buchanan in the beautiful Texas hill country. Whew! I need down time!