A Little Piece of Heaven

This year's 4th of July weekend was extra special. On Saturday, Greg, Nicholas, Sydney, and I all loaded up and hit the road to Mimi and Papa's new lake house in Eufaula. Thanks to Hurricane Alex, it rained and rained, then rained some more but we didn't let it hamper our fun one bit! The house is beautiful with the gorgeous lake right in the backyard. It also has a dock where we can park the boat. I wish I had a video of Nicholas' first look at the view. He walked right up to the windows (which just happen to be the perfect height for him), saw the lake and shouted "WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!" He was in heaven watching all the boats whiz by all afternoon. We heard "da boat?!" 2, 256 times. I know, I counted. He also got to go on a few boat rides and do some fishing with Daddy. And speaking of Daddy, he couldn't resist making a stop at one of the many fireworks stands for his little boy. As he set them off over the water that night, Nicholas kept saying "More again, please!" He was a happy little guy. The next morning, Nicholas jumped out of bed, grabbed his life jacket and stood at the door waiting to go for his morning boat ride. He was a precious sight! Yep, this house is going to be so much fun for years to come and he will have the absolute best memories of growing up there.

We got home Sunday afternoon and Grammy and Papa came to take him for a sleepover at their house. The perfect end to the perfect weekend. Life is definitely good!! Happy 4th of July!!

View of the back of the house. The windows are fabulous!

View from the back patio. Incredible!

The guys doing a little fishing.

Nicholas inspecting his fireworks.

It's a little hard to tell, but I wanted to show off our matching 4th of July shirts. Yes, I'm a dork....and I love it!

Thank you Mimi & Papa!