Friday, April 30, 2021

April and Spring Break

 We spent spring break in High Point with PeePaw and Grandma Beth and had a great week. We played outside a lot, went zip lining, and just enjoyed our time together.













After putting the lake house on the market to see if it would sell, PeePaw and Grandma Beth had it under contract in just three days. The lake house is one of our family's very favorite places and it holds simply the best memories imaginable. While we understand their reasons for selling, we are still sad to see it go. On our way home, we stopped and stayed there one last time.

Like he has done since he was a tiny toddler, Luke's first lake house stop was the living room to play with Uncle Matt and Uncle Drew's old toys.


The boys warmed up in the hot tub and then did one last high dock jump and polar plunge. 








I found an old 4th of July hat in the boat house and wore it for old times sake. 

Before we tearfully drove off, both boys spent some time down by the lake.



Learning to surf, fish frys, 4th of July fireworks, finding out we were expecting Luke, Thanksgiving oyster roasts...I could go on and on listing the best memories of our time at Claytor. 

Oh, how we will miss this view...

The drive home was something...Luke rode with a surf board above his head and the boys were separated with a ski. 

The yellow lake house quilt now sits on the guest bed at the cabin

and the quilts from the bunk beds are now in the loft for the boys to use.

Easter morning 


Creed made a quick, 24 hour trip, out to Colorado to get in one last day of skiing this year. 

Nothing beats breakfast on the Blackstone. 

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

March

 The boys love taking breaks from their school work to go down to the pond and fish. Thankfully both are learning to bait their own hook and Caleb can take the fish off. 



Lacey's favorite activity- soccer! She is obsessed 


Creed and I snuck down to Florida for three nights the middle of the month. We flew into Miami and then drove over to Port of the Islands, a small community on the Gulf Coast, south of Marco Island. We stayed with Rick and Sharon at their condo- it was great getting to catch up with them and Creed & Rick got in lots of fishing.


Saturday's catch- A huge triple tail (that fed the four of us two dinners!)

and a nice grouper (that sadly, wasn't big enough to keep).

Sunday afternoon Rick took us out on his boat. We went down the canal (7 miles!) and made it to the Gulf. Along the way we spotted alligators and a few dolphins.

We ended up beaching the boat on a little island and explored it for a while. 
So beautiful!




That evening we drove up to Marco for dinner at Snook Inn.


Monday Creed and Rick got a full day of fishing in before Creed and I had to drive to Miami to catch our flight home that night. 


Lacey's happy place :)

We decided to get a little bass boat so Creed could teach the boys how to fish Lake Cumberland. 

On Sunday, March 21, Luke and Briana officially became a family of three with the arrival of Tilly Marie. We are all in love!





Squirrel!