Howdy ya'll!!! That's me saying Hi Arkansas style. We're spending the week with Brooks' mom and her family one last time before we leave. So far, our days have been jam packed and our trip isn't even over yet.
Brooks had to work late Monday night at work so we didn't leave Houston until much later than expected, which put us getting into Arkansas at 2am. We were able to sleep in and then spent the entire day outside in Brooks' mom's pool. It was so nice just relaxing and swimming. We all got some sun, which our poor bodies haven't seen in months. Gavin has found all the gadgets that are around their house such as the lawn mower, swing sets, brooms (he's a little obsessed with them), and his red wagon he got from Grammy and Papa J at Christmas. He just loves riding around in it. He has helped Papa J drive around on the lawn mower, mowing grass and has a very hard time getting off of it when they're done. On another day, we went to a lake nearby and hung out in the water, had a picnic lunch, and even did some jet skiing. Gavin loved getting to ride the jet ski just as much as he enjoyed sitting on it, alone, while it was parked in the water. He even liked when they went fast on it. He thought he was driving it. So cute! I'm so glad I bought him a life jacket the other day while we were out and about. It has come in handy so much. Brooks took the jet ski out for a couple of spins alone so he could have a "little boy" moment. He would come back to us, wearing his hat backwards and saying, "that was awesome!"
Missie and John have a pond in the back of their land that is stocked with fish. I went and met some camp friends of mine for dinner one night while the rest of the family went fishing. Gavin caught his first fish! How exciting is that. We don't have any pics from that go around, but I'm sure we'll go fishing again before we leave, hopefully, there will be a picture giving proof of their fish catching skills!
On our last night at Brooks mom and husbands house, we had a going away party thrown for us with all our Arkansas family! We did a cook out and had a pool party. The kids swam and had a blast. I didn't take any pics of outside, because it was raining off and on. I did get pictures of the festivities inside, but they are on my other camera. I'll post those later. The party was a blast! We just love being surrounded by people we love!
We're off now the ranch to visit Brooks' grandparents and cousins and their kids. I'll post all those details when we get home!
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