Vacation June 2009

We have been busy having fun over the last couple of weeks. Jon and I celebrated our 6th anniversary and my dad's 56th birthday on May 31. We went to my parents' house that weekend and they kept Carly on Saturday while Jon and I spent the night in Branson and went to Silver Dollar City. We love Carly more than anything, but we really enjoyed the toddler-free day. We were able to ride the roller coasters, walk around without a stroller, and witness no temper tantrums for 24 hours.

Jon was on vacation that week, so we spent part of the week in FG. We spent an afternoon with Jody and Tiffany hanging out in the pool. Carly wasn't sure at first, but she warmed up to the water and had a great time.

We also spent a couple of nights at one of my favorite places, the Hermitage State Park campground! We borrowed Dad's camper and headed to the lake. Carly LOVED camping. She thought the pop-up was exciting and she really enjoyed being outside all the time.

She enjoyed the "beach" and dropping rocks in the water to make a splash.

As you can see, the beach took all of her energy and she enjoyed a relaxing evening at the campsite. Uncle Tom would be proud!

Weekend in FG

We had a nice weekend with my parents and Carly and I decided to stay a few extra days. We were able to see lots of our Fair Grove friends and I am going to try to get together with some high school friends while I am here. Jon had to head home on Sunday and I can tell that Carly has missed him. She adores her daddy. When he gets home at the end of the day her whole face lights up. I think she has been watching for him tonight. She knows how lucky we are to have him.

On Friday Mom and Dad's surround sound went out while I was watching television. On Sunday we exchanged the system and Jon put it all together and got it working before he headed back to Columbia. Jon is the lucky person who gets to put things together when he visits. Dad saves lots of jobs for him, but he really does love to help out.

Today Carly and I went to lunch with Jody and Tiffany. After lunch we went by Sam's Club and then headed back to their apartment. We fed Carly and headed to the pool. They have a really nice club house, gym, and pool. Carly loved the water and we tried out her new float.