Labor Day Weekend

Family pic in front of the firepit outside our cabin

 

 

 

 

Once again this year we went up to Broken Bow Lake in Oklahoma for Labor Day weekend.  We spent a lot of time out on the lake- we rented a pontoon boat for a few hours on both Saturday and Sunday.  We had a great time tubing, swimming, skiing, and relaxing on the boat.  I think one of the girls favorite things besides tubing was swimming in the lake and playing an alligator man/mermaid game with Scott.  One of my favorite little memories was when Scott and the girls were swimming, and Jud and I danced on the boat to some Oklahoma Gold country.  He loves music and thought I was so funny dancing to "On the Road Again."  The house we stayed at had 5 or 6 mounted deer heads as well as lots of bear statues, ducks, etc.  Judson was fascinated by the deer heads and kept walking around pointing at them and saying, "du" (deer).  On Saturday night we celebrated my birthday with a yummy steak dinner that Scott and my Mom made and delicious cake from Nothing Bundt Cakes.  Sunday evening my Dad took the girls in the woods behind the house on a nature walk to find bugs.  He had bought them a field guide and everything in attempt to turn Avery's giant fear of bugs into firsthand knowledge and experience.  The verdict is still out on that one.  Despite the fact that it was still 90 degrees outside, my Dad made a fire in the fire pit after dark so we could roast marshmallows for s'mores. Needless to say, we only stayed around the fire just long enough to get our marshmallows toasty, and then we headed back in to the air conditioning to enjoy our treats:)  We also took our little city girls outside just before bed to look at the stars, which was a neat experience for them.  It was a fun, relaxing weekend and a great way to say goodbye to summer!

Mimi, Poppi, and the grandkids

Kendall and I tubing

Scott and Avery tubing

Judson fell asleep in my lap while Scott was water skiing

Alligator man and the mermaids

Jud wasn't too fond of the life jacket at first, but he eventually got used to it and was all smiles

Avery and Kendall both took turns helping Scott drive the boat

my little birthday party (Jud was exhausted and had to go to bed early that night)

Poppi and the girls going on their nature walk

searching for bugs

Mimi, Poppi and the kids on the boat

Judson did a little lake swimming, but he also enjoyed toddling around on the boat

Scott was the only one who skiied

family pic on the boat

Kendall was pretending that Scott was her surfboard

Judson and Poppi checking out the deer and ducks

Kendall and Judson playing with the ducks

"Goodbye Sooner State!"