that's all it took for us to get the boys back together.

damon may or may not have played hooky today to come and hang at the lake.

already chattering about sleepovers.

baseball camps.

cookouts.

s'mores.

the mommas are, too.

that is what i call this smile.

it was his standard for years.

similarity is uncanny.

66 & sunny today.

little too chilly for the lake.

went to the rec center instead.

putt putt.

whiffle ball.

finished up with some basketball.

spent just about 90 minutes running around...

burning off some boy energy.

couldn't be any more excited to be going on super grover roller coaster.

enjoyed water slides all day.

nicklaus was a blur running between the action.

masters of the carnival games.

patiently waiting for the parade.

 

drive by it every year.

only had 6 hours of drive time scheduled for today.

so we stopped in.

toured the caverns.

walked the stone bridge trail.

tried to make it to the falls.

got rained out.

charlie would love it.

lots of american history in that land.

every few steps middle would scoop down,

pick up a rock,

throw it into the creek.

he also has an eagle eye for spotting bugs and creepy crawlies.

sam just wanted to be carried about 1/2 way through.

nice to get out and stretch our legs.