Weekend at the Lake

Last weekend was a great one in our family!  We started out by going to see Brave at its first showing on Friday morning.  It was a very sweet story though Lily is quick to point out there are a few scary parts.  Overall though, both girls loved it.

 After the movie, lunch and packing up, we all headed over to Lake Logan Martin in Alabama.  John's family has a house on the lake, and they had extended an invitation for all of us to come over for the weekend.  So, the four of us and Bama drove over and met up with Kendall and Josh, who had arrived the day before.  John, Amy and Amy's parents arrived later in the evening.  We were expecting beautiful weather, we had tons of great food and we were all looking forward to lots of fun together.

The girls couldn't wait to get out on the boat, so John drove us around the lake for awhile before dinner.  Mia loved the breeze in her face!

 Lily thoroughaly enjoyed riding along.

 Both girls thought it fun to see Kendall ride on the tube behind the boat.

 Taking it all in as we drove along.

 Loving it!

 When we got back to the dock, the girls wanted to go for a swim in the lake.  Kendall and Josh were happy to go with them.

 The girls don't usually wear full life vests while they are swimming, so that took some getting used to, but they quickly adjusted and had tons of fun.

 Go Kendall!

On Saturday, the girls couldn't wait to head back out.  They were very excited to ride in the "big bowl" float with Amy.

 Once we started going though, that excitement quickly faded and was replaced with tears.  Neither girl enjoyed this, so we stopped to let them back in the boat.

 Mia calmed down quickly when John said she could drive the boat.  She loved it!  She has said several times this was her favorite part of the weekend.

 Lily enjoyed relaxing on the boat with Kendall.

 Soon it was Lily's turn to drive and she loved it too.

 The girls were so glad when Josh's best friend, Jimmy Musso, arrived early Saturday afternoon.  They adore him, and we were all excited to have him spend the rest of the weekend with us.

 The best part of the whole weekend happened early Saturday afternoon when Josh proposed to Amy!  We were all in on the suprise, and just couldn't wait for the big moment.  Under Kendall's scheming, the two of them took the boat out.  As soon as they left, we all gathered signs, cookies and champagne and waited on the docks.  They came back a short time later to much cheering and happiness.  We're so excited for this sweet couple!

 Liz with the happy couple.

 Our family with Josh and Amy.

 We of course waited until the boat left the dock with them inside of it before telling the girls.  I wasn't about to risk one of them spilling the beans to Amy and ruining this wonderful surprise.  As we walked out to the docks, Lily exclaimed "Yea! It's wedding day!"  We have been getting them excited about being flower girls in Kendall and John's upcoming wedding, so that was on her mind.  After the initial celebration was over, Mia said "I thought I was gonna throw flowers."  We had to have a couple of conversations on the difference between a wedding and an engagement!

Saturday evening was spent relaxing.  The girls couldn't get enough of Kendall, John, Josh, Amy and Jimmy.  They were stuck to them.

 Before bedtime on Saturday night, the girls couldn't wait to go fishing.  They had never been before, so they were very excited to try.  Here's Josh giving them a few pointers.

 Lily gave it her best, and we saw a few get away; unfortunately, she didn't actually catch anything which led her to sigh "Fishing is boring."  It may be awhile before we try again.

 Amy helped Mia out with her line.  Mia really enjoyed reeling in the line, so as soon as it was cast, she would ask "Should it come in?" and reel it in a little.  Kept her entertained for quite awhile!

 Fishing together off the back of the boat.

This was such a wonderful weekend!  We are so excited for Josh and Amy as they begin this new phase of their life together.  We're so grateful that we were able to share in this happy occassion with them.  A big thank you to the Bingham family for sharing your wonderful lake home with us!