Pittman Paradise: Memorial Day Weekend

WOW! We had a super busy jam paked fun filled weekend. On Friday night, we headed over to the Moore's house to hang out. The grown ups decided to take the boat out for some late night fishing. So, we had a babysitter come watch all of our kids at their house. We got out on the lake at about midnight, and stayed until around 3:00 a.m. I hadn't been on a boat since I was 18, and quite frankly it scared the crap outta me. Wes' minnows kept disappearing off of his line by a sneaky fish. At one point, Tim needed some help with a net he was throwing in the water. So, Wes asked Susan to hold his fishing pole. About a minute later, she says she thinks his line is tangled in the net. Then she says, "Nevermind!" as she realizes it was was a fish pulling on it. She starts to reel it in. That's when Wes jumped across the boat almost knocking Susan over, grabbed the pole from her, and reeled in his fish. Of course, they are still debating on who caught the fish.

Me enjoying myself as we coast along in the water

Terrified as Tim takes off

Goofing around as Wes dozes off. Fishing is boring..

The fish in question

Wes kissing his fish

On Saturday morning, I had to get up and take the kiddos to their friend Caleb's birthday party in Rockwall. They were surprising well behaved considering Grace had stayed up past 2:00 in the morning and Hunter was up until around 4:00 a.m. On the way to the party, Wes' dad called to tell me that some of our family from Mississippi was in town. So, that afternoon we went to Wes' parents house to visit with Aunt Pat, Uncle David, and cousin Matt.

Grace & Aunt Pat

Matt & Hunter

Wes, his mom, his dad, Grace, Hunter, his aunt, uncle, cousin, and sister..
We got home and everyone took a longggggg nap. That evening, the Moore's came over to our house to hang out. Wes decided he wanted to drink, which he NEVER does..He got pretty silly before finally calling it a night.

Then on Sunday, we headed over to the Owens house for an official Memorial Day cook out. The kiddos played in the sprinklers, jumped on the trampoline, and drank their usual 500 Capri Suns. The grown ups chowed down on steaks, ribs, and other yummys. We also got out the blender and played some washers.

Sprinkler fun...

Grace in a tub of water

Dakota & Shirley
Derrick with his new puppy "Baby Girl"
Shirley, Me & Susan
Susan & Tim
Me & Wes
Shirley with a pina colada
Tim with his washers
My team mate playing washers
Me and my sleepy girl

Monday, Wes borrowed his dad's boat, and the Moore's loaded up their boat for a trip to Lake Ray Hubbard. Grace and Demaris (Hunter's best friend) had never been on a boat before. The kids had a blast. They were all brave enough to swim in the water too. I was a nervous wreck worrying about them since there were so many boaters out that day. We all had a good time though.