Father's Day 2014

Nine kiddos....nine grands....nine cousins....nine blessings....

The children kayaked, jet skiied, swam, went on the boat, repeat....and the parents relaxed, relaxed and relaxed:)

Cousins are some of the best friends....

Maddox has a huge heart for being "big"....she dreams of the day that she will be big like me!  In the meantime, she is doing everything possible to make sure that she is doing big things.  She has watched numerous times as the big kids have kayaked around the lake.  Not to be outdone, she convinced her cousin Kemp to take her for a ride....in the pic above, she is yelling, "Look mommy, I am kayaking! Can you believe it?!"

And then came the moment of all truths, the moment when Kemp gave Maddox the paddle.  The adults had some stomach hurting kind of laughter as we watched these two four year olds kayak....

and then there is the oldest of the cousins....he loves chilling on the lake!  

boating time....

So thankful for my father, my brother, my brother-in-law, and especially my husband who make our family possible!  

Monday came quick with two unexpected doctor's appointments and ended with two of our three swimmers in the pool for their first meet!  

And the final countdown to Maryn Day has officially begun....