Weekend at the Lake

I learned about the plan to go to the lake Wednesday night.  That a trip was planned by my family, that included everyone that was close enough to go, in less than a week is a miracle in itself!!! My sister Kristen and her husband Philip, live in Rogers, AR.  Philip's family has a lake house on Beaver Lake, that they so wonderfully let us borrow for a weekend from time to time.  All we have to do is walk down the hill to the dock and we are in the business of relaxing!!!

Zach and I drove down Friday night after work, and the rest of the family drove down on Saturday morning.  There is nothing quite like a cup of coffee on the porch overlooking the water and chatting with my sis!!!

The weather was hot and sunny, but the water felt wonderful.  We spent the days floating on the water, relaxing, and catching up with the fam.  We got in quite a bit of play time with miss Zoë, treasuring those precious smiles.

We a few games, including Pass the Pigs, and "Telephone Pictionary," which if you have never played...is hilarious!!! I wish I would have taken a picture of the end product.  The basic idea is like telephone, where the message gets mixed through each person's interpretation.  The first person writes down a phase/song title/situation/etc. then passes the paper to the next person who draws what the words say.  The next person then has to write down what the picture looks like without seeing the original phrase, then goes on alernating each time.  "Falling down a well" turned into a "toddler," and "Nelson Mandela ..." was interpreted as "sock it to me." HAHA. good laughs.