Sunday, July 25, 2010

White Oak Weekend

We just got home from a great weekend in White Oak! This was our annual reunion weekend with our best friends from college, Courtney and Trent and Amy and David. We missed Alden, Scott, and Michelle this year! We rotate where we meet up every year, and this year was Amy and David's turn to host. Since they just sold their house and are building a new one, we stayed at David's parents pool house where they are living in the meantime. We decided we are going to have to just make this the place we come every year from now on - it was so great and we were able to all spread out and just swim and hang out. Our families are growing, and we can't just all camp out in one of our living rooms anymore!
Here is a picture of the group: David, Amy and their daughter Kate (and Baby Mitchell #2!), Courtney, Trent, Cooper, and Madison, and us!

This is not David's parents' house - it is the pool house! David and Amy are staying upstairs and the Vests and us camped out downstairs. We had a bedroom, Kendall slept in the bathroom on a great toddler bed, Courtney, Trent and Madison slept in the office, and Cooper slept in the workout room. It was perfect!!! Both nights we were able to put the kids to bed and just hang out on the porch by the pool talking and staying up way too late. It really was so much fun.

On our way back from dinner Friday night. This is the back of his parent's house. We are so thankful that they let us come this weekend!

Madison and Kendall. They became such good friends this weekend!
The pool was so great. Kendall did a great job swimming after her two weeks of lessons. She is really swimming: head under water, kicking, and paddling! We went in the "little pool" a lot (the hot tub), and she would swim back and forth from me to Randy. I'm so proud of her!

Randy took Kendall down the water slide a lot! She loved it!

Kate, Madison, and Kendall. Sweet friends! This beach area was perfect for the girls to play on!
The Bandits minus Alden and Michelle. We missed you girls!!

Future Bandits? :) Maybe one day they will be roommates together at A&M! Madison just turned 3, Kate will be 2 in December, and Kendall is almost 2 and a half!

David and Amy, thanks so much for hosting us this year! We had such a great time and loved seeing you guys. We're already ready for next year!

2 comments:

Granny Harms said...

Wow!! What a nice place!! A no-brainer for choosing this to be the permanent meeting place. Especially for growing families. Ashley, you look beautiful and so healthy! So fun for Kendall to get to spend the weekend getting to know her future roomies!!

Mark & Kristin Walker said...

that is so fun that y'all all get together every year!! I actually grew up in Gladewater and my parents live there now....so close to White Oak! Good times! :)