COUSINS!

What better way to end the summer than with a fun visit from the cousins. My brother Bob's family came down from Dallas Thursday night for a long week-end and we had so much fun.  We played, swam, went to the beach, had sleepovers, ate great food, and swam some more.  Friday we had a blast at the beach in Galveston.




Jake and Anna at the beach


Bob got a fun hotel room with some vouchers he had for a two of the nights which was a great treat.  So Friday night we had a Girls + Jake Sleepover at the hotel and Cynthia painted crackle nails on the girls.  We slept in dreamy beds, had so much fun talking, giggling and playing, and had a fantastic breakfast and lazy morning.

Anna at the Girls + Jake Sleepover

Anna, Jake and Ashlynn at breakfast

Poor Bob's morning wasn't quite as peaceful...Michael conned him into playing three hours of basketball early Saturday morning before heading over to swim with us.  Wouldn't you want a 6'7" uncle on your team?!  But it sounded like they had a lot of fun. Later we had a great time swimming together at the pool, and Bob was able to relax some in the hot tub.



Trevor, Michael, Ashlynn and Cynthia chilling at the pool

 


Jake, Anna, Bob, Abby  and Hayley having fun in the hot tub
while Luke splashing in the shallow part of the pool




Trevor styling with Uncle Bob's shades


Later we went back to the house and grilled hot dogs and played.  We ended the day by having a late night swim at the hotel.  There is just something fun about swimming in the dark by the lights of the pool.  Trevor stayed with Alex and Ashlynn and Bob and Cynthia at the hotel that night & the rest of us headed home.  Early Sunday I took the kids back to the hotel for a fun breakfast of carb overload before grabbing my kids and bringing them back to the house to get ready for church.  Bob and the gang met us back at the house for a little last bit of fun and then they headed home. 




Carb overload...snuggling after breakfast

By the time they left Sunday, everyone was worn out but still didn't want the fun to end. It was such a great visit!