Welcome, Sweet Summertime

The start of our summer 2014

(lake of the ozarks

grandma and grandpa allen's lake house) -

FISHING 

mason loved it, makayla enjoyed it but was desperate to get the fish back in the water asap because they were babies and she didn't want their gills to dry up and have them pass away, and mia was cool with it from a distance.

SWIMMING 

swimming in ice cold water, playing in the sand, and looking for cool rocks.

BOATING 

i loved watching the kids get pure joy out of riding on the boat...especially when grandpa went fast!

TUBING

makayla was comfortable going tubing with grandpa...and mason was brave enough to go all by himself.  it brought lots of laughter to see his little body bobbing up and down in the tube as he hit the waves all by himself!

FEEDING FISH

the kids love feeding the huge carp that hang out by the restaurants.

SETTING CATERPILLARS FREE

makayla found a caterpillar and decided to keep it as a pet for the morning.  he had to go on the boat with us, we had to take food out to him on the boat to eat while we were at breakfast, and we had to keep him sheltered with towels and shoes while we were going fast on the boat so he wouldn't blow away.  makayla said she could tell by the way his eyes looked that he was just born.

...just imagine the sadness and tears that seeped from her when we told her that she couldn't take him home because he needed to stay at the lake with his family and friends...

WATCHING FIREWORKS OVER THE LAKE 

picking a spot high on a hill, over the lake, and above the city lights, we enjoyed 8 minutes of fireworks at dusk.

BEING A "GUY" 

funny how proud daddy and grandpa get when mason pees off of the deck.

RELAXING 

fun in the sun wore my babies out.

ENJOYING COOL DRINKS 

nothing better than refreshing drinks under the sun.  

kiddie drinks and grown-up drinks...

BEING HAPPY 

WATCHING SUNSETS 

life is good

 MAKING MEMORIES 

looking forward to many more summer trips with the kids to the ozarks throughout the years...

LOVING LIFE

our "normal"

Here's to celebrating summer - sun drenched days and starlit nights!

-Gooseberry Patch

P.S. 

WATERMELON
what's summertime without watermelon?!
mia enjoying a slice of watermelon at grandma and grandpa curry's house and can't "CHEESE" big enough or loud enough!