Ella had been saying for a while that she wanted a birthday party at MeMa's lake so we decided to have our annual "Raynor Family weekend" at the lake on the weekend of her birthday and have all the cousins at the lake to celebrate.
Ready to head out on Friday morning - with her baby and all the accessories
We got unloaded and Granddaddy crashed and Ella snuggled up with him
Hanging out in the water with Mammy
Fishing with Granddaddy
Best buddies
Showing us the fish they caught
Boat ride with their cousins
This boy skied and kneeboarded - he loves it all!
Golf cart ride with Granddaddy
Next round of riders heading out
We had lasagna for dinner and enjoyed some Raynor family time
More swimming after dinner
These boys jumped in over and over
Ella too!
Brooklynn swinging with Granddaddy
Part of the crew heading out on a boat ride
And they are off -I stayed back at the house with dad
Wind in their hair - life is good :)
The boys chillin
Saturday
The boys were up early and headed out to do some fishing
These boys love to fish!
The birthday girl - how can she already be 5???
Getting bitty baby dressed for the day
Birthday muffin
Love how she held up her hand to show me "5" all throughout the day
Swimming
Owen and Melanie went tubing
Caleb rode beside them
Mammy and Ella ready to watch
Having fun!
Owen didn't love it so he got in the boat with us and Melanie and Caleb kept tubing
Riding the raft
Another birthday request - playing Crazy 8s
More golf cart riding - this helped dad get to the water and not have to walk so far
Owen loving on Granddaddy
Raynor Boys
Swinging in the shade
With their two girl "sweet darlings"
Cleaning the few fish they caught and then the party guests started arriving
Me and Amy taking the girls on a paddle boat ride
Kent took the boys
This boy loved to be thrown - higher the better!
Mitzi and Jodi
Boat ride with Nicole and Eli
(Nicole surprised us all by announcing she was pregnant - so exciting!)
More boat riding
Aiden and Caleb tubing
Evan took 6 kids on a golf cart ride to get ice
The girls strapped in on the back
Playing while dinner got ready
Amy and Dad
Ready for dinner - pork tenderloins, potatoes, garden peas, broccoli and taco salad!
Dinner on the porch
This sweet girl enjoyed it
The grown up table
Helping with the homemade ice cream
Present time
Ella was excited about her money
and her clothes...
and her baby doll accessories!
The birthday girl
Playing with the bubbles she got
Corey started spraying them with the water hose
Homemade ice cream for dessert
Happy Birthday to Ella!
Ice cream time with chocolate, caramel, sprinkles and cousins!
Drinking it with a straw
Feeding her baby dinner with her new high chair
These kids were tired from a fun day and crashed watching a TV show
Sunday
Lazy morning
More swimming after breakfast
Relaxing at the lake
After lunch we cleaned up, packed up and headed home!
It was a nice relaxing weekend to celebrate our girl and spend some time making family memories!
The picture of Owen and your dad on the swing....SO GOOD!!
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