Summer Bucket List

This summer we made a list of simple, yet fun, things to do for our bucket list. While we are not 100% finished with our list, we have made a pretty good dent in it.

Have an ice cream social at Graeters.

I love how they share, but it always turns into an argument over who chose the best flavor.

Make a new, yummy dessert.

Caleb's Oreo layer dessert

Go to the splash park.

This was our first time going to the fairly new splash park at Skyview Park. We had the place to ourselves for the first part of the day and the boys had a blast. They are ready to go back!

Walk across the Big Four Bridge.

The best part of the walking bridge...Frozen yogurt in Jeffersonville.

Visit a new park.

While we were in Jeffersonville we checked out their new park and it was awesome! Definitely worth the walk.

Visit the Farmer's Market.

We happened to go on "pet day" so Luke, the fearless animal lover, was loving it. Caleb...not so much. Ha! Caleb did get his farm fresh sausage biscuit, which made him happy! 

Make a new, yummy dessert.

When Luke saw a box of Reese Cup Cupcakes, he couldn't pass it up. He was my big helper and wanted to do everything! 

Lake Cumberland

 Growing up, my family had a house at Cumberland, and we would all spend at least three weekends at the lake together. That was my grandparents, aunts & uncles, cousins, and us...sharing two bathrooms...and it was awesome! (All the cousins were a lot smaller then and didn't take up so much room- ha!) I have the best memories from those trips- especially the week that we always spent together around the 4th of July. It was a really special time, and Cumberland will always mean a lot to me!

Last Friday we headed out early for a long weekend there- our first trip since early last summer. While Creed had to work, we still got to spend time with Grandmom and Grandpa, as well as Paige, Luke, and Briana. 

Caleb is a tubing machine!

Lunch at Wolf Creek Marina

Dinner at Jamestown Marina

While we were eating, a rain storm rolled through, and thankfully, ended just as we finished dinner. The kids were thrilled to see a rainbow.

Our Family

(We sure missed having Daddy there!!!)

While Grandmom, Grandpa, and Paige stayed at the Lodge, we shared a cabin with Luke and Bri. It was really nice and had a fantastic layout. The boys LOVED staying there since it was new to them. :)

Saturday night we had dinner with Aunt Cathy and Cousin Emma on their houseboat. (Unfortunately, Uncle Mark couldn't make it because he was sick.) Caleb really has a thing for houseboats and has already planned to have one when he grows up. He loved sitting in the Captain's chair!

Jenga on the houseboat with Aunt Bri. 

(I was so thankful for everyone's help that evening. I do not do well on houseboats, and even though we were tied up at the dock, the slight rocking had me taking Dramamine within five minutes of being there. Luke and Bri helped with the boys so much during dinner!)

We love State Dock!

A Big THANKS to Grandmom and Grandpa for such an awesome weekend!!!

Claytor Lake

We just got back from our week-long trip to PeePaw and Grandma Beth's lake house in Virginia. While the weather definitely left something to be desired (I think there was only one day that it didn't rain at least a little bit), it didn't stop us from making the most of our time.

The first two days were pretty rainy off an on, so we spent our time on the pontoon fishing. Thankfully, we caught plenty of fish for our annual fish fry. 

Dinner in Radford at The River Company

Cleaning the fish...a dirty job but somebody's got to do it! Glad Uncle Drew was there to help!

Matt's friend, Carter, was so sweet to the boys, and even took Caleb on a really long jet ski ride. By the end of the first day, they were even calling him Uncle Carter. Ha!

When your 6 foot 4 inch uncle throws you up in the air from a dock that is 3 feet off the water, it makes for a pretty high fall!

'Merica!

Coolest thing ever...

Whoever has this lake house built a covered stage and actually had a band playing on the 4th. It was so awesome listening to live music on the water!

Both in awe

Caleb is a tubing machine. I sat up on the deck one day and read while Luke napped and Caleb tubed for an hour! He is impossible to throw off when he is alone on the tube.

Getting braver... 

(He jumped 100 times last summer but it took a $5 bribe from PeePaw to get him started this year. Ha!)

Wake Surfing

On our last day the skies turned blue and the sun was shining! The boys took one last jet ski ride with PeePaw.

*****

The craziest thing about our trip had to do with Luke and a little marble.

 One morning he got a marble stuck in this tube toy and tried to suck it out...and when it came out it went down his throat. Thankfully he only choked for a second before it went down, but it left us freaked out. After talking to a pediatric surgeon, our fears were eased and we were told to make sure he would pass the marble within 4 or 5 days. After 36 hours of waiting, Creed found the marble and all was well. Whew. So thankful that we didn't spend the 4th at the hospital!