our summer anthem

Y'all. This season is c r a z y. Mike is pulling crazy long nights / super early mornings trying to get us in the white house (& me too when the stars align), but come Friday after work we're tearin' up the highway to get to the lake before the sun dips down over the trees - to trade clothes for bathing suits & life jackets & to feel the water on our skin. We have yet to have a full weekend at the lake house (due to coming home early or for a work day on Saturday while Mimi & Papa keep the boys @ the lake) but it's enough to keep this season in perspective. We're thankful for an escape that's so close!

things i'm loving about the lake this summer:

ezra sleeping on the dock

amos, daddy & solly jumping 1,2,3 

sollah-roo & hollah-roo -- bffs 

tan lines & ray bans 

memorial day weekend

This past weekend at the lake was just what we needed. Mike and I (and Mimi and Papa too) have been pulling late nights at the white house (and some very early mornings for Mikey) trying our best to hit a target move-in date of July 1 ... 

We ate, slept, swam, tattooed the boys, watched movies, picked out some finishing touches for the house (tile & light fixtures) and left feeling energized and refreshed. We also got to celebrate Hayden's FIRST birthday on Saturday (more on that soon)! We're so thankful for a few days together at one of our very favorite spots to catch some much needed rest (whatever that is with 3 small kids) & family time in one of the craziest / busiest seasons we've had since we've been married. 

And, as we're nearing the finish of our work on the white house (I guess "finish" is relative) we're constantly remembering Wayne & his family. One day soon when I have time to really sit down and organize pictures & thoughts we'll share what we've been up to! (: