SV Going Away Ice Cream Party

Our wonderful neighbor Lisa planned an ice cream going away party for Henry and Aida. Nate and I already had an "adult" going away party at Table Mesa Grill (a yummy eclectic Mexican restaurant on the square in Bentonville). The kids had ice cream and had a fun time together. This is the biggest water balloon I have ever seen!

Everyone lined up on the sidewalk!

July 4th

We had our big 4th of July block party this year in Shadow Valley. Next year we may have to go back since it is such a fun party!

Happy 4th of July!

Camping with Nana and Papa

We finally talked my parents into bringing their RV up for a bit. They came up for a week on Memorial Day weekend and camped at Monte Ne. It is only about 2 miles from our boat slip so it was great! They brought Patrick (my nephew) so the kids were excited about that! They camped Friday night with my parents and Nate and I came and boated and camped Saturday night. We went in the boat on Saturday and Sunday and tubed and swam. The kids loved it. We met up with our old Fayetteville neighbors, Brad and Keverly, who have a party barge. It was so fun getting to see Eli, Brad and Keverly and catching up with them! My parents enjoyed the boat too! The weather was absolutely fantastic!!!

The cousins had so much fun!!

Playing on the tube!

Aida swimming.

Aida and Patrick with Prissy at the campsite.

Aida and Daddy

My daddy....on his 62nd birthday!!

Watching Daddy cook! We had yummy steaks and grilled corn on the cob and potatoes and carrots! It was great!

Aida hula hooping.

Patrick ready to ride his bike.

Henry relaxing after a long day of boating, tubing and swimming!

More boating!

We finally got to go boating again. The weather has been yucky lately, but last weekend was great. We actually broke out the tube! I was nervous, but the kids did fine! It is a nice tube that you can sit in...much different from when I tubed!!

Aida had her end of year Bugz performance....the same program Henry had last year! It was still tearful the second time around! They got these cute dog tags for a gift after the performance.

Kendrick Fincher Youth Run and 5K

CCF Brands (my work) was one of the sponsors of the Kendrick Fincher Youth Run and 5K. Nate ran the 5K and Henry did the Youth run which was a 1/2 mile. It was at 7:30 on a Saturday morning and it was rainy! We had fun anyway! Here is Henry crossing the finish line! He did a great job!

Darren McFadden was there to sign autographs after the run. Here we are getting his autograph. He is a former Razorback and now plays for the Oakland Raiders.

Henry's teacher and her family were there so I got a picture of them together.

Nate after his 5K run.

Henry and Aida with Grayson, a coworker's son.