Weekends at the river

We love being at the river every chance we get. Riley & Averly can’t wait to get in the water! They are my little water babies!



Riley “fishing” with his stick. This boy loves to fish! Friday he was begging his Bubba to take him to the “cold ribert” (river) where he fishes often. But Riley also loves the “hot ribert” where he can swim. {He calls the two rivers hot & cold because my dad trout fishes in the freezing river water & of course where we go out on the boat is much warmer.}



Averly would sift through the rocks to find the occasional shell. I love how meticulous kids are at this age. They could just sit & study the smallest things forever, it seems. When she found one she liked, she would hold it up & declare “seeellll”.



Riley’s hair just keeps getting lighter & lighter! He’s my little cotton top that looks like he doesn’t belong in our family of dark-haired people.



But Averly’s is actually getting much lighter, too.

 

TAG was showing Riley how to skip rocks on the water & he thought it was the coolest thing ever.



Josh grilling us some hot dogs!



We had a first at the river last weekend! Both kids got to ride the jet ski for the first time! Riley wanted his Aunt Brooke to ride it with him first, then Dada.



Miss Priss had a fit to ride too once she saw how much fun Riley was having, so we let her for a quick minute.



It doesn’t look like it, but they really were going slow (even though Riley thought they were flying). I love hearing him tell people about riding it! He is so dramatic & really gets into his story with arm motions & all! He says “We jumped ober da wabes!!” & grins from ear to ear.
It is so much fun to see things from a child’s perspective when they do/see things for the first time.



Averly stayed awake as long as she possibly could, but who can blame her for crashing. Plus it’s so relaxing to sleep on a boat, too!



Last Sunday we went to a baby shower that Brooke helped host at her Mother-in-Law’s house. Everything was so nice. Check out that cake & cookies that Rhonda (Brooke’s MIL) made! She is seriously the jack of all trades! She also made all of the serving dishes. She makes pottery that is absolutely beautiful. Paula Deen has even featured her in her magazine!



My sweet, sleepy girl before the shower.



TAG came & picked the kids up about 1/2 way through so I could enjoy some time with the girls without tired, grouchy kids hanging all over me.



The HUGE 5-tiered diaper cake I helped Brooke make. I thought it turned out so cute!



Me, the guest of honor, Emily, & Brooke. Congratulations Emily! We can’t wait to meet baby Addison!