On the Lake Again

The Lareaus have been spoiled with lake trips this summer. This time, we got to go to Center Hill Lake outside Nashville and see the Huddlestons. It was so good to be with them. Virginia and Meredith talked non-stop. Well, they alternated talking and singing "baa baa black sheep, have you any wool?" At one point they both leaned forward in the their car seats and grinned at each other blissfully and then started chanting "we're really happy." And once again we learn a lesson from kids about how to be in the moment.

Just gabbing away while they wait for breakfast to be served.

The weather was gray on Saturday morning, so we took a walk. It was a perfect walk.

There were lace capped hydrangeas growing in the middle of the woods. See? I told you it was a great walk.

As you can imagine, Virginia and Meredith did a fair amount of Henry-bossing over the weekend. Trust me, Henry is not going to have ANY trouble standing up for himself over the years, but in this picture, Meredith is saying "Henry, you canNOT take your shoes off," as Virginia marches him right back to the abandoned shoes. Poor little henpecked toddler boy.

Just to make all the grandmothers happy, Meredith had on every flotation device known to man. Actually, it made her pretty happy, too. She "rescued" us all afternoon.


Holly has the best laugh.

Why is driftwood so pretty?

My little driftwood.

I had so much fun taking pictures on the rocky shore.

And the obligatory day-is-done shot.