Lake Time

We made it to the lake! Last Thursday, Lila Grace had a post op check-up at her pediatric cardiologist. They did an echo cardiogram and an EKG and the doc said, "everything looks great...we'll see ya in a year". They took her off the only med she was still on and she was cleared for swimming...so we stuck her in the car and headed straight for the lake!! We spent an extended weekend there and it was HEAVEN! E and I so missed our lake time (are we spoiled or what?). And there is nothing like boatin and floatin for 2 1/2 days straight!

The kids loved it too, of course. It was the Higley reunion weekend so all cousins made it. Some of the highlights included Lila Grace's first boat ride and swim (loved it!), Jack learning to ski (kind of!) and Cade, well he's just the highlight of the party himself!

We brought my niece home with us for the week (Ella Kate) and I've already learned that boys are so different from girls and I should be expecting a completely different experience with Lila Grace! Ella Kate LOVES to talk and talks to me all the time, she's picky about her clothing (and feels its optional!), has her very own vocabulary (a boys private is a "tootsie roll" and it's disgusting that Lila Grace eats from my "booba") and if she's mad at you, you will not be invited to her birthday party!!! (which by the way isn't until December!) The boys are loving her here and so far they've all been really good.

Here are some pictures from the lake and Ella Kate too (does anyone remember Ramona Cleary?)