Memorial Weekend

We went to my parent's lake house over the holiday weekend.

Our car ride took about 4 hours, which was the longest Harper has ever traveled by car (that we know of).  We left Friday evening, thinking she'd sleep for most of the trip...wrong.  She was not a good traveler at all!

 We were about 10 minutes from the lake house & she kept crying saying her "body hurts" & then.... she barfed.   You see, I don't do puke very well, I gag also.  I was worried how I was gonna handle it. Suprisingly, I remained calm.

Luckily, (or not so lucky) Bria was in the back, next to her & got a towel quickly.

We pulled over,  cleaned her up, calmed her down & got back on the road.  I don't think she was car sick. I think she worked herself up by crying that she swallowed alot of saliva.

We finally made it & Harper LOVED Grandpa's boat!

She didn't whine about the lifejacket, sunblock or hat.

The water is so high right now, there were certain parts of the bridge that the boat couldn't go under.

Being the responsible parent's that we are, we let the big kids jump from the bridge.

Yes, that's their responsible Uncle G assisting them.

We also let them hang from the bridge.

Splash!

The girls would go up & down the ladder from the dock.  Harper had absolutely no fear being on the boat dock.  She joined the crowd & got in the water with no hesitation. 

You'd think she'd done this a million times before.

BTW, the water was freezing!

Chillin...

The boys were so excited to find this turtle.  They released him shortly afterwards.  

Bria & Jazz

Big girls tubing

Yep, that's right, the 2 year olds tubing also!  I can't believe Harper & Tori went tubing.  They loved it.

 Bria, Ava & Julian

Harper driving PaPa's boat

The littles weren't too concerned about taking a golf cart ride, they were happy just sitting on it "pretending" to drive.

Harper & Tori

Harper was wiped out on the way home from a wonderful weekend.

She did much better on the way home & didn't barf.

We were excited to share these moments & create memories with her.

It's amazing how easily she transitioned into our family & fits right in.

We knew she'd love it & look forward to our next trip!

We get to go back next week to PaPa's lake house for an entire week. She'll meet a few more cousins that she's never met & finally meet Aunt Susan & Uncle Glenn!