Summer Fun

Dear Kids,
What a great weekend we just had at the lake house. I hope you all realize (at least some day) how lucky you are to have a fun place for summer vacations. We spent the weekend swimming in the lake, riding on the wave runners and out on the boat. Katelyn, you have become the best cannonballer in the world! Meredith, you are starting to working on your swim strokes and I'm convinced you will be swimming by next summer. And Drew, you're getting more and more comfortable with the water. All of you LOVE the wave runners. We took turns taking you out one at a time and you each loved it. Even when we went a little too fast, you still wanted more. Katelyn, you have become an amazing swimmer as well. It's hard to believe just last year you were getting the hang of it and this year you're swimming under the water. And Meredith, I'm so proud of you for not getting upset when not once but twice I fell in the water unexpectedly off the wave runner with you still sitting on it. The 2nd time, I looked up at you from the water and you looked down and said "It's alright Mommy, I'm fine". Oh how you melt every ounce of me with your sweet smile and curls.

I look forward to many, many more fun times at the lake and other vacations we will take each year. You're such a fun group to be around and even on days when it seems a little crazy to have our family of 5, while on vacation it seems like the perfect number!

And lastly, it's amazing to me how you, Drew, can talk nonstop for an entire 2 1/2 hour car trip. The girls will watch movies or sleep. But Drew, you will talk just to hear yourself talk and will ask the same question over and over again. It's almost as if you can't think of something to say so you just repeat a previouly asked and answered question. I must admit, I look forward to the day when our car rides are a little quieter although I will miss that sweet little voice as it grows deeper over the years.

I Love You,
Mommy