memorialized.

Memorial Day weekend came and went, but we sure enjoyed every second of our time at the lake with my family!

We arrived in town around 3:30 on Friday, which left us the afternoon to settle in, take Brooks exploring, feed the little guy, bathe him, and put him down. After that? We handed the monitor to Nanie and Pop Pop and headed to the Ritz for a date at our reception venue. 

We had so much fun reminiscing about our wedding day. The weather was perfect, the food was delicious, and the view (my view) was out of this world.  It was good for my soul and good for our marriage. We need nights like that more often.

My parents signed the grandkids up for a fishing tournament on Saturday morning at Carolyn's Pond. Brooks didn't do much fishing, but he sure enjoyed watching everyone else reel them in!

After lunch we went on a boat ride and then John took Brooks for his first spin on the WaveRunner. As daring and fearless as he is, he was a bit unsure and held on to daddy's neck the entire ride. 

We also spent many hours of our days at the Lake Club pool. Brooks LOVES to swim and splash around. We thought the puddle jumper would give him a little bit of freedom, but he is still too small for it. He sure loved his independence in the baby pool, but preferred the "big boy" pool with the water slide. He thought that running and jumping off the side of the pool into our arms was super fun and funny. 

 

He really warmed up to the boat on Sunday and cousin William stuck by close to his side to make sure he was okay.

And speaking of cousins, we loved seeing them, Brooks loved playing with them, and we all miss them already.

It was another memorable Memorial and hopefully this baby will stay put so we can go back for round two in a month!

Thank you to all of the servicemen and women for making weekends like this possible!