You know those weekends where at the end of it all, you can lay back in your bed thinking about all that just happened and sigh with a true feeling of contentment? Yay...that was me this weekend. I couldn't have asked for a better weekend to cap off the official summer season!
Friday evening we had a very impromptu double-date with our Pastor & his wife, who have become incredibly great friends. Elyse was with us so we had a quick dinner at Chick-fil-A, dessert at Orange Leaf, and then we headed to their house for a bit. Elyse decided she absolutely LOVES Tony & Dana and was being so stinkin' hilarious the whole evening. It's so fun to watch her start to interact with other adults and be super friendly & engaging with them.
Saturday morning Hubby headed to the golf course EARLY, I headed to work and then we spent the afternoon & evening taking advantage of the nice weather at my parents' pool. Elyse has become a little fish and I'm so excited to enroll her in swim lessons this winter! It's just a momma & me class to start with, but I know she's going to love it!
After dinner we headed up to my grandparent's pond where our first born, furry son was able to swim a few laps! This dog LOVES the water!
& then Elyse decided it was time to go home and loaded up in the back of the golf cart. Check out my country girl & her sassy posture!
Sunday we had church, followed by nursery duty...wow...6 kids 3 and under. A 20 lb 4 month old. One little girl who is in the middle of potty training. Only 2 adults. Yeah. Enough Said. Hubby & I were EXHAUSTED!!!
We spent Sunday afternoon and evening just relaxing at home...and then Elyse went and found her hat & sunglasses. Apparently she wanted to accessorize even if she wasn't wearing any pants or a shirt!
Yesterday we finally completed a family excursion that Hubby & I have been talking about since before we were married. We drove about an hour and a half south to Dogwood Canyon. A semi-manmade nature park that has hiking & biking trails, horseback riding, a tram ride, and just some beautiful Ozarks scenery. We rented bikes and a Burley buggy for Elyse to ride in...having really no expectations of how she'd deal with it. Thankfully she did AWESOME!! & we had a fantastic morning bike ride and lunch on the property before coming back home. So...Enjoy our bike ride in photos!
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| Checking out the first water crossing we came to...she loved all the gorgeous scenery! |
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| An absolutely beautiful, gorgeous day! |
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| Love |
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| Being a wild Indian while crossing the bridge! |
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| Hey momma...LOOK! |
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| My little explorer checking things out! |
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| Gorgeous! |
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| She was more interested in the waterfalls and the fish than smiling for photos with momma! |
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| Elyse had a pretty cute chauffeur all day! |
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| Sitting pretty in her Burley pull-behind, eating raisins and happy as a lark! |
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| Glory Hole, another beautiful area! |
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| My life |
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Just another gorgeous waterfall to end our excurion!
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It was the perfect family outing to cap off the weekend!
We finished up last night with my first homemade apple pie of the fall at a birthday celebration for Hubby's dad! We had a crowd favorite...pizza for dinner and then apple pie a la mode for dessert! And then the long holiday weekend was a wrap!
4 comments:
Looks like a great place to visit!
What an awesome weekend! Love all the photos. What a cool place to visit. Elyse has some serious style these days, too. :) So stinking cute.
What a fantastic weekend and the way you ended it off was terrific. Makes me think of our trip hiking...so beautiful! That Elyse is so adorable!!
Your weekend sounds awesome. I love the picture of Elyse in the water, she is going to be a great swimmer, adorable.
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