Lake Days!!

August 2014: Fun at Gigi and PopPop's House!!

I am so blessed to have a mini-vacation spot right here in town.... GG and PopPop's House!!! It is the best little get away, because there are SO MANY ATTRACTIONS!!

1) GG and PopPop themselves. ALWAYS a crowd pleaser. All we have to do is pull in the driveway, and Blakely starts shouting GG and PopPop's name as if they are one person "GGPOPPOP!!"They always make every moment an adventure at their home, and they have more energy for PURE FUN than Mommy and Daddy.

2) TOYS!! Playroom toys that haven't been out and played with since my childhood. Hidden toys in the guest room. More toys in the living room, and there is always some new toy that no one has seen before. There are a LOT of toys here!

3) The Playhouse and  sandbox. Hours and hours of tea party fun. Though I have to say Blakely's favorite thing about the playhouse is the cordless phone. She could "talk" on it for hours! Sassy little thing puts her hand on her hip and pretends to talk to GG. She is ALWAYS on the phone with GG! HA!

4) Garage Toys. They have bikes, tricycles, wagons, strolled, ride on toys... basically if it is fun on wheels, they have it. This is also where the play kitchen and play table are located. GG also usually has some fun art project going on here, too (chalk, painting, coloring, dying eggs, etc.)

5) Last, but DEFINITELY not least.... THE LAKE!! Oh, Lake Murray, how I love thee!! I grew up in Lexington playing on the lake in my teens. Brought friends here to have fun during college and med school. I have lived in Charleston right next to the ocean and rivers for the last decade, but they don't even hold a candle to lake living! No sand, no salt, no lugging beach gear everywhere.... heaven!! I am so glad to be back in the midlands and back on Lake Murray!!

Last year, Blakely was still too little to appreciate riding on the boat. Now she loves to ride with arms straight in the air. She has even declared Bird Island as "Princess Island!"

Uncle Matt and little nugget enjoying the new patio that PopPop and GG built. So beautiful!! I am still in awe that my dad conceived and executed such a complicated piece of construction. It is like a giant math and engineering headache. He is literally a construction genius!

While I am awed by what PopPop built, Blakely is not surprised at all. We had a small leak in our kitchen, which has lead to the hardwoods in the kitchen being pulled up.  The other day I told Blakely that men were coming to fix the hole. She looked confused, so I walked her to the kitchen and showed her the hole. She was quiet and looking down at the floor, then suddenly she looks up at me and says "My PopPop can fix that!" Like Duh Mom! Haha. I love that she has figured out just how handy PopPop is so quickly.

Sweet girl in her playhouse.

One of the kids favorite activities is tea party!! At our house, the tea is always clear, mess-free water. At GG and PopPop's house RED KOOLAID!!

They were covered in red dye!!

It is a huge mess... but no big deal, the lake is right there for a quick clean up!

Cheers!

 

At 6 months old, Katy Ellis enjoys the lake as much as she can, but often a retreat into the A/C is needed for little nugget. But GG don't mind! She loves Katy Ellis!

 

Naked eating home made ice cream... life is good.

A little clean up...

Banks jumping right over the sprinkler.

Everything is an adventure at GG and PopPops.

Two cousins on a sprinkler... not really sure.

Blakely's attempt at jumping.

Somebody stole the sprinkler.

From sprinklers....straight into the lake. Two cutie booties!

 

Love these two monkey's and all the craziness they bring!! Looking forward to all the adventures yet to be had at GG and PopPop's house in the years to come!!