Father's Day weekend

This weekend was wonderful! We got to celebrate all of our favorite men and eat good food! It doesn't get much better than that!
Friday night we had dinner at Aunt Donna's house. By the time I made it home from work we were a little late but had plenty of time to visit and hold baby Rylee (an Anna Kate favorite) check out Uncle Doug's digger (a Drew favorite), go for a ride on Uncle Doug's Polaris (when they are a little older, they are going to figure out he has all the cool toys!), and go for a swim. It was the first time this year Drew and Anna Kate went swimming and they had a blast! They were even a little bit afraid of the water and even wanted to jump off the diving board after they saw their Daddy do it (without one bit of hesitation).* They had a great time and Uncle Doug and Aunt Donna's house and we will definitely have to take them back over there to swim soon. I was wearing a skirt that didn't have an pockets and am sad to say I didn't have my phone with me to take any pictures. I wish I could have gotten a video of Drew when he saw Uncle Doug's "big digger". He kept saying "Oh, wow! Oh, WOW!". He was really excited about it but scared and wouldn't get on it. Anna Kate wanted no part in it and didn't want any of us to get close to it either.
Saturday morning after breakfast we went out to run some errands. We picked up DotDot on our way. We made a bank run and then went to the market and the grocery store. Drew and Anna Kate enjoyed the market and tried to put at least one of every item they carried in our shopping cart. We attempted naps after lunch but they weren't very interested. I am afraid they are trying to give up naps since we have taken their pacis away. They really still need them though and on the days they don't have them, are pretty cranky and whiny by the evening. After John Clay got home from working we went to Aunt Teresa's lake house to celebrate the Garland dads. We had dinner and then Drew and Anna Kate got to go on their very first boat ride. To be honest, I didn't think they would get on the boat. Not only did they get on the boat, very willingly, they did their little excited giggles as we took the boat off of the lift and made out way out of the dock. They were so excited and loved every minute of the ride. Anna Kate wanted to sit up front with her Daddy and I think she almost fell asleep on the way back. We will definitely have to go back for more boat rides this summer.

 Giving sis a lift at the market. She stayed in the buggy for about 10 seconds.

 Getting ready to go on our boat ride. She proved me completely wrong and was so very excited!

 Driving the boat with Aunt Teresa.

 Crazy boat hair!

 Giving Papaw Tim thumbs up. It cracks me up to watch him think so hard about getting just his thumbs up.

 Cruisin' with her Daddy

 Having so much fun!

 Running up and down the big hill.  I wish I had as much energy as they do!

Sunday was our typical day at DotDot and Grandaddy's house with Aunt Ashley. We had a good lunch and went outside to swim in the baby pool for a while. We had another failed attempt at napping and went back outside to ride the bicycles, go for a golf cart ride, and somehow ended up back in the pool. Anna Kate likes the water but I think Drew LOVES it! He kept standing on the edge and falling in just like he would do last year. It seems like it would hurt but doesn't phase him any. By the time we got home Anna Kate was completely exhausted and fell asleep the 15 minutes into Barney. Drew tried his best to rally and even went to put his shoes on because he wanted to go outside and play in his sand box. He kept telling me that it wasn't dark outside and "it's nice outside" (that is one of his favorite sayings and I think it is adorable!). We agreed to a second episode of Barney for him and he was out 10 minutes in. All-in-all it was a wonderful, busy weekend!

 Father's Day snuggles with Daddy!

 Sliding into the COLD water!

 Anna Kate just wanted to get in because Drew and Ryan (DotDot and Grandaddy's neighbor) were in but she was freezing and really didn't want to get wet. She walked herself down and then stood up to avoid getting in completely!

 Ryan tried to teach Drew how to stick his face under water and hold his breath. Haha!

 Doing a little shaving during bath time.

Anna Kate can't be left out. They were so very tired and the shaving cream (well, washing the shaving cream off) was the source of a complete melt down from both of them. I guess it was fun while it lasted.

*They are loving swimming so much and so completely unafraid I have decided they definitely need swimming lessons. Our first one is tomorrow night at 6:00! I'm interested to see how it will go!