Richard's 40th Birthday Surprise!

Getting something over on Richard is HARD to do!  I did it.  But, he asked a lot of questions and he knew something was up.  Thankfully he never fully figured out what was up!  I am also grateful to Carrie for coming up with a super fun comment lie to really throw Richard off track.  I owe you, Carrie!

I surprised him with a weekend with his favorite friends without the distraction of the wives and kiddos.  Carrie and I decided that it had been at least 7 years since all of them had been alone in the same place.  I was so excited that it worked out for all of them to be together!

It looks like they had a great time!  I can almost hear the giggles and tomfoolery through the computer screen!

Even Matt Farver and Medo showed up to join in the fun!!

Happy Birthday, sweetie!  I"m so glad that this worked out for you.  I know how much you enjoy time with your friends.  This was a double whammy because you had them in your most favorite place!

                                               

You know it's been a good weekend when you need a nap to recover!!

The Potters Visit

The Potters usually stop by our house for at least a night during the week of July 4th either on their way to or from Lake Anna.  This year we had a surprise for Richard in our back pocket, so they stopped on their way home.  We had a super fun time with these Potter kiddos and Carrie while the Daddys enjoyed some time together at our lake house.  I so wish we lived closer to this sweet family so that our kiddos could grow up together.  We had such a fun time Potters.  Please come back soon!

Potter found Striped Bass beer somewhere and had to buy some for Richard.  He was all smiles and didn't even want to drink it....he wanted to save it!!  For what?  I don't know....display???

Story time with Mrs. Carrie!

That Jillian was cracking me up!

I have no idea where she gets this BIG personality from....

We made Karcie a place on the floor, but she ended up in the bed with Kamdyn because Jillian wanted to sleep with her Mom.

I let Karcie sleep with me one night.  She left me all of this space in my bed!!

These were the outtakes of me trying to capture the perfect photo of these three silly girls!

They were all cute, but this was as good as it was going to get.  I surrendered and gave up!!

This sweet baby was precious!!

We're Back!!

In true Terry fashion, we were home from Aruba less than 24 hours and left for the lake!  We were home just long enough for me to get laundry done.  July 4th weekend was kind of a dud, but it was nice to relax.  We really only had one full sunny day.  But that was fine with me!  We enjoyed our time with our babies after being in Aruba for 6 days.

Cast net practice!

She looks so tiny....and adorable!!