Sunday, July 25, 2010

Smarter Than the Average Bear


We spent a long weekend with the entire Stock family at Jellystone Campground. My cousin Curtis came along too and was a welcome addition. We all went there last year, and Jackson remembers how much fun we had. He was soooo excited to go. And Jordan was just as excited. All week long, we heard "are we going to Yogi Bear park today???" We arrived on Thursday and hit the ground running. We hit the pool before we could even get into our cabin.


The new addition to the water park were these huge racing slides. Jackson loved the slides, but boy was it a hike to the top. And Kenny left a piece of him on that slide too. The "twirly" slide was much better. Even Jordan and I slid down this one. Unfortunately, at the end, she swallowed a little water, and Jordan didn't want to do it anymore. But Jackson loved it. He and Reedo rode it over and over again. Here's Kenny, Reed and Jackson giving the "thumbs up" climbing to the top.


The "little" pool was where Jordan spent most of her time. She loved diving in the water and splashing around. She would play and sing and had a great time.
After a full day at the pool, we watched an outdoor movie on Thursday and Friday night. On Saturday night, we watched the karaoke. Here are Jackson and Jordan watching the singers.
My neice Peyton and a few of her friends sang the final song that night and did a great job... or so I hear. Jordan fell asleep, so I took her back to the cabin and missed the finale.

The cousins had so much fun playing together. They are really good friends. I love that they are able to grow up together.








We had good times, good family and good food. Who could ask for anything more?

Monday, July 19, 2010

Family Wedding


(Aren't they cute!!!) My cousin's daughter, Jamie got married last weekend to a great guy, Matt. It was a good old fashioned Bohemian wedding with beer, barbecue and dancing. We had a great time. I don't see my cousins very often at all, so when we do get together, we have so much fun. And of course the kids have a blast too. Jackson had fun playing with the boys. And Jordan danced the night away. It was great to re-connect with family. So fun!

Monday, July 5, 2010

Canton!!!


Wednesday night I headed to Canton, TX with some very good friends Jill, Tamara, Amanda, Dana (my sister) and Paige. We stayed at a fantastic bed and breakfast located on a horse ranch between Canton and Tyler. Since there were 6 of us, we stayed in the bunkhouse. It was like a fancy barn with a full kitchen, large main gathering area and 8 bunk beds. We had fabulous breakfasts every morning. The ranch was just beautiful and our hosts were just great!


Okay, now for the main reason we went... the SHOPPING!!! You can find anything and everything there. They had clothes, jewelry, furniture, and anything else you can imagine. They even have a section with nothing but animals. YES, they even sell pets! We spent 2 full days shopping. And we didn't see everything. We mainly stayed in the covered pavilion areas. We were going to tackle some of the outdoor areas on Friday, but rain from Hurricane Alex put a damper on that.

We had great meals, great company and great shopping!!! Can't wait to do it again!