Weekend Fun!

This weekend we had a great time with dear friends. We drove up to Culver, Indiana where they now live. Truly it is a beautiful area! Upon our arrival, we all packed up the vehicles and headed over to the nearby drive-in movie theater! What fun! We saw G-Force and UP. The girls had a blast laying in the back of the van or their SUV.

Buddies reunited! Sitting in van at drive in.

The adults all had fun sitting in lawn chairs, chatting and eating snacks galore!! We were all shocked how much we went through by the end of the two movies!! We use to call our small group "The ChowBuckets" just for fun, but we all decided the Chow Buckets ruled on this night! :)

Our "babies"....when did mine get so big!!!

The next morning, the kids did allow us to sleep in which was so nice. We all had a nice breakfast sitting out on their deck. We sat and talked with our friends while our girls entertained their little ones. It was so pleasant. Of course, Doodle wasn't feeling quite right since she had eaten too much junk food the night before but soon she was back to normal and we were off!

Mr. P took us on a tour of his school campus. If you have never been up to visit or check out Culver Academy on line...do so! It is gorgeous!! He made Doodle's day when he took us to see the horses in the horse barn. They are part of the Culver Academy Black Horse Brigade which has marched in the Inaugural Parade for many years!! So cool!

Doodle meeting "Thomas"
(the leader of the Black Horse Brigade
in the inagural parade)

still in the horse barn

After the tour, we headed to the beach to play and chat some more! What fun the girls all had playing in the lake and jumping off the pier. Doodle and Bean truly adore these little girls. They just all play so well together and it didn't matter that they were 5 and 2 and mine were 12 and 9. They just clicked and worked together. Doodle enjoyed playing with her little buddy again as did Bean. The have missed them since they moved a year ago.

What a precious moment to witness but
also to know these girls really do love each other!

After the beach, we walked to the local Corn Fest for a yummy dinner of hamburgers and all you can eat corn on the cob. Did I mention...ALL YOU CAN EAT!?! Boy did we! I am not sure how many ears of corn our group went through, but we certainly got our money's worth!

In the lake

This trip was just so sweet to my soul. I have missed my dear friend Mrs. P so much. I love knowing that miles may separate our families right now, but when we are together, we just pick up right were we left off. I am grateful for our families friendship and am looking forward to another visit ASAP!

After we left the P's house, we drove to the lake house. We spent the night and woke up late again. That rest is so needed right now. We have been going full speed ahead all summer and I truly feel the pressure of this next school year piling on. Thankfully today I sat out on the deck with the sun on my face, wind in my hair and my kids in the lake, working on plans. I can now breathe. We enjoyed our day with Matt's parents before heading home. We are all in our beds and I am planning a full week again but the cool thing about the busy week....I can always look forward to another relaxing, fun weekend with friends and family very soon.