Memorial Day and a Birthday

School's out for the summer and we are pumped. 

Fulton enjoyed his last day of school complete with a water day and a party. He is one 

loved little fella. As soon as we were all free for the day we headed to our favorite weekend 

oasis...the lake. We had to hurry, we were celebrating a big birthday this weekend. 

It was mom's 60th 30th birthday this weekend and sister and I planned a surprise party for her. Dad was in on it too, but we kept his duties to just getting her away for a bit. When she arrived back, she had a nice gathering of friends and family to wish her a Happy Birthday!! We actually surprised her... shocking because she is always in the know about everything. 

A few of the peeps that helped us celebrate. 

This is the new addition to our riding toys collection (as if we didn't have enough already). He loves, simply loves this car. You don't even have to push him, he will just sit in it and hold the steering wheel. 

Look what this little guy got to do this weekend. Matt has been itching to take Fulton on the 4-wheeler and it did not disappoint. We had to pry him off when it was time to eat lunch. 

And no party is complete without cake. 

And presents. Mom told her friend that she needed to get some new sunglasses... no worries, she hooked her up. Quite the selection she has now. 

We modeled some too. 

After lunch we finally made it down to the pier. The water was freezing and Fulton and I stayed on dry land while daddy braved it. 

He was all smiles after we compromised on the puddle jumper instead of the full fledged life jacket. You can only imagine the meltdown that came right before this picture. 

After the guests had departed we had a perfect night for some bubbles. And you can't 

forget your koozie wrist bands. 

Sister and I challenged Matt and Pete to a game of sling the ball around the PVC pipe. It has a name...ladderball or something, but that is truly what you do. Anyways, I will save you the embarrassing details for the boys, but we spanked them. It was a sweet victory and 

they hated every second of it. 

That night we built a fire and made smores. Yum!!

The next morning Fulton enjoyed breakfast and bubbles on the porch with KK and Pops. Lucky guy. 

We finished the day with a delicious lunch with mema and papa and a long boat ride to see some friends. Fun weekend celebrating Mom's birthday!! Happy Birthday Mom!!