Kayak And Yet Another Birthday Party!

With all the nice weather we have been getting we have been spending a bunch of time outside.  Who could blame us?  When we aren't doing our chores we are playing!  This last week or so we headed out to one of our favorite are parks, Kayak State Park.

The first time out there we went with some friends and killed the day staying for six and a half hours.  We spent time at the beach, park, snacks, beach, park, lunch, park, pier, and finally home!  My friend Michelle brought some shells and hid them for the kids to find. 

The girls loved looking for the shells and I have been trying to figure out a really cute project to do with them.  We got a good fire going and roasted hot dogs and what to do next but make s'mores!  The kids loved it!

Everyone had such a great time and got along really well.  Cory came out to see us for a little while with Harley but didn't stay too long.

We headed home around three.  It was a very long day and I thought for sure the kids would sleep on the twenty minute drive home.  Nope!  When we got home they ran through the sprinkler.  Let's just say it was a nice easy bed time which made me very happy!

That weekend we had a birthday party to go to for Alyssa's "boyfriend" from school, Mason.  Alyssa couldn't wait for it and even asked to go get a new dress!  When we got there Mason came running out to her.  They were super cute and for everyone who knows how shy Alyssa is she wasn't this time. 

Mason has a Gator, like the one we have, and he was taking Alyssa on rides all over the property it was so very cute!  We were there for four hours and the kids were wiped out when we came home.  Knox had a blast playing with all the new "boy" toys.  When we were getting ready for cake and ice cream he had no interest in it and I had to beg him to come out! 


 Of course Alyssa and Mason gave big hugs when we were leaving and we are planning some more play dates before school starts.