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Just a few shots from a great weekend at Mema and Papa’s “Kentucky house” as Averhy calls it… We left home Thursday evening, with Mema riding down with us – the girls all enjoyed watching movies in the back of the van the whole trip. Then each day followed pretty much the same routine, with minor calamities thrown in… get up, eat breakfast, Sky and Papa would go get the boat ready, then we’d all go boating/tubing/wakeboarding for a while until one of the following would happen: a) the tow rope would get sucked into the jets and rip and tangle up so Sky and Papa would have to jump in and untangle it (Friday); b) the engine would inexplicably die so Sky and Papa would have to swim and pull the boat to shore (Saturday); c) the low battery buzzer would not stop beeping so Sky and Papa would have to take the boat back to the dock (Sunday). Then after a/b/c happens, we’ll spend time swimming and playing in the water for a while, either at the dock or on the beach. Next, we’d head home for a late lunch around 3pm, relax for a while indoors and out, then have a late supper and head to bed. Definitely a fun weekend that will be remembered! Thanks Mema and Papa!

We had a great time sailing on Grandma and Grandpa’s boat this weekend – our annual birthday weekend sail for me! The weather was a bit chilly, but the wind and waves were absolutely perfect. We got up to 7.1 knots (tied the current record for Jubilee) and no annoying bugs in sight. Eden and Averhy both fell asleep during the sail (as usual) and then Averhy, Grandpa, and Allyson went for a quick dinghy ride before heading home. A great weekend!

So the girls decided to have a little shoe party the other night while Sky and I cleaned up the supper table… and then Sky tried to teach Averhy how to tie her shoes. She actually stayed pretty calm and patient, although she never could get those silly bunny ears to stay tied together. The past few days have been full of visits to the pool (Averhy is in swimming lessons) and wiping runny noses and teary eyes (Eden has a cold and is getting another tooth – poor miserable kiddo), so no other shoe fashion shows lately. Hopefully everyone will be feeling good tomorrow and we can really enjoy the day! Oh- and one funny quote from Averhy… as she was singing (as always) a few mornings ago, her lyrics included “and we can visit George Washington… and he can cook a bucket of soup…” Where she comes up with these things, I have no idea!!