Lake Gaston with Sunday School Friends

On Friday we headed to the lake with some of the couples in our Sunday School class.
Heather and I arrived first and waited on the dock for the rest to arrive and let the kids swim.

So glad the Ritchies could come since they have moved!

Caleb wanted to play Crazy 8 - Ella and Luke sat right down and played.

Luke loves Caleb and will do anything he wants! 

Fishing - Caleb showing Teague the fish he caught 

The kids checking out Mr. Danny's fish 

Ready for a boat ride 

Fishing with Crawford, Caleb's buddy

Caleb wanted to kneeboard

Ella's turn 

Boat ride while Josh wakeboarded 

After the kids got in bed, the girls did mud masks. 

The boys fished and played Spades

 

The adults stayed up til almost 2:00 am talking and laughing!

 

Saturday

Playing with Daniel 

Breakfast on the deck 

The kids loaded up for a boat ride with the dads 

Danny and Leah went tubing 

Luke and Audrey 

We all tubed together - so much fun! 

The girls relaxing on the float 

Josh got in the hammock to take a nap and my two crawled up there with him - so much for a nap! 

Caleb fishing some more in his lucky spot 

After dinner it was time for S'mores 

Roasting marshmallows 

These two were eating them straight out of the bag once they ate their S'mores! 

About 9:00 pm - Corey made it back from Germany!

We were all so happy he was home safely! 

Luke reading bedtime stories 

The kids piled on Corey

(Can you see Luke on top of Caleb?) 

 

Sunday

Ready for the lake! 

Chilling with Audrey

All the kids LOVE Crawford and Audrey! 

We loaded up and headed to Goat Island 

All the kids playing on the beach 

Three Musketeers

 

On the back of the boat 

At Goat Island 

Corey brought chocolate eggs with toys inside for all of the kids 

The only reason they like when daddy goes to Germany - they get chocolate eggs! 

The boys chillin'

Daniel had to go back on Saturday night 

I surfed for the 1st time - it was fun!

Ella decided she wanted to knee board on her knees instead of her belly!
And she did so good!  She looks so little hanging on back there.
So proud of her!

Ella and Corey napping in the hammock 

Ella and Luke feeding the fish and Caleb trying to catch them! 

Kelly took a nap!

Then we packed up, cleaned up and ate dinner at Highway 55 before heading home.

 

It was such a fun weekend with great friends.

I just love these girls and their families and can't wait for the two new additions joining us soon.  We laugh together, cry together, pray for each other and have fun together!  So thankful for them!