July

Like all summers, July flew by in the blink of an eye. 

On the 3rd, we went up to the town square for a John Anderson concert. He sang Seminole Wind and Straight Tequila Night while fireworks went off in the distance. It was a memorable night!

PeePaw and Grandma Beth came to Louisville, and then to the lake, the week after the 4th.

Marshma is making up for all the hugs she missed in 2020.

Lacey and Hallie Girl had fun playing fetch together.

While Grandma Beth was at the lake, she redid our pie safe. The before:

And, the after! She did an awesome job!!!

Luke and his lake buddy, Cooper 

We spent the afternoon at Family Falls with friends and on the way out, Creed surfed their cruiser wave.

S'mores!

Caleb's lake buddy, Drew, usually spends at least one night each weekend with us. We are so thankful that the boys have made such great friends at the lake.

Evening surf run

Tilly came to the lake the end of the month and did great on Grandmom's boat. She didn't mind her life jacket and was happy the whole time.

The boys and I took Lacey to the shore one afternoon to try and get her to like the lake. She wanted nothing to do with it and wouldn't even look at her ball in the water.

The following day we took her back, but this time I put her on a float. We made three trips from the shore out to the island and back, and while she didn't like it, she relaxed a little more each time. 

Caleb decided to switch things up and do a little wake skating. 

Working on his Instagram profile while floating in cove...not a bad way to spend the afternoon.

On the way back to the marina, Luke had us drop him off at this particular shoreline because he thought it looked like a good geode spot. :) He ended up swimming a few really cool ones back to the boat.

July really did fly by! We were able to really settle in to the new house and even got new furniture for the living room ordered. We hosted family and friends, and spent the majority of the month at the lake, with Creed burning up the road between the lake and his work. We got the boys homeschool curriculum ordered, and I even got the first few weeks mapped out. While we are always sad to see August 1st on the calendar, we are counting on a lot more lake time.

June

Tilly snuggles are the best! 

After all the frogs they caught in the creek this spring, Grandpa had to take the boys out to eat frog legs for their first time.

Luke got a kayak for Christmas and finally got to use it!

We had dinner on the lake and celebrated our friends' anniversary. Captain Caleb was our driver.

Ice cream from a marina just hits different.

The boys did a fun bluegill tournament one afternoon and loser had to clean all the fish. Creed and Luke teamed up on the bass boat, while Caleb went with Grandpa. The winners...

The first couple weeks of June were also spent getting the cabin packed up. I said it was like a clown car- we had SO MUCH stuff!

We outran a storm one evening and were blessed with this full rainbow after it passed.

On June 14th, Caleb turned 13 years old. 

We are so proud of the young man that he has grown to be.  He is just such an awesome person. He always looks out for his brother, loves spending time with his grandparents and great-grandparents, is so musically talented, can ride any type of board on the water, and strives to always do the right thing. He loads the boat on the trailer better than most adults and mows the lawn like a champ. 

His birthday this year looked a little different- we closed on the new house that morning (the house that HE found!)

and then spent the entire day moving. We did manage to find time to make a Dairy Queen run to pick up his Blizzard cake. He also picked dinner- pizza at the new house.

Our lake view from the front porch...if you look closely you can see the water through the trees. We will have to wait until winter for a real lake view.

First night in the new house- Luke loves having a bed all to himself.

Caleb wanted an electronic drum set for the house for his birthday and managed to get it all set up himself.

The boys love the couch that came with the house! Haha. They love that it reclines with the push of a button and can charge their phones.

Creed and Luke went back to Louisville the following day, but Caleb and I stayed through the week to work on the house. 

We also cleaned the cabin and tearfully said good bye.

Caleb and I went to Somerset to run some errands and we had to visit the Goodie Shack for an upside down banana split while we were close. I remember getting them when I was his age!

The boys' bathroom is the only room I have "finished" at the new house. 

Creed had to show the boys that he could still make the big jumps. ;)

Lily Creek

The fire pit has already been a big hit! The outdoor space at the new house really sold us. We love that it is secluded, has a deck off the front, and a screened porch off the back.

Caleb is always down for sunset boat cruises with Grandmom and Grandpa.

Father's Day surf run

Backyard football with Lacey