Weekend Rewind - Caught in Storm, Birthday and More

Whew!

Our weekend was a jam packed one.

I'm ready for bed and it's not even 8pm yet!

It started with a little birthday fun as our nephew Reed turned 7.

Shelby was all smiles about her very first birthday party ever!

Look at those 2 teeth!!!!

Warms my heart, I can't hardly stand it!

Reed had his birthday party at The Sports Connection out in Ballantyne.

This place is shenanigans!

As Brad said, a casino for kids!!

Bowling alley, laser tag, climbing wall, ropes course.

WOW.WOW.WOW!

And, they serve adult bevies which makes it even better! 

LOL!

Reeders had a great day.

I was so happy for the little guy!

Even if he did get annoyed with my picture taking.

Niece Paige enjoyed herself too.

Grammy and Paw Paw traveled in.

The highlight of the day was when Reed took on the ropes course.

Gosh, we were all SO PROUD!!!!!!!

The other highlight was cake of course.

I wish I was still 7.

Not a care in the world except blowing out a few candles.

After the party we went home and proceeded to get ready for our date night to see Charlotte Squawks.

GREAT show!

That meant Shelby got an early bath.

And, we had some Mommy and Daddy time.

Today, our neighbors and friends Lu and Keith invited us on their new boat.

We enjoyed lunch at T-Bones beforehand.

Shelby was such a trooper the entire day.

Napped on the run even though it was hot.

She loves her some Miss Lu!

The weather was great at first and Shelby even dipped into the lake for the first time.

She loved it just like she did the pool last weekend.

We were having a great time.

Until the storm rolled in!!!

What a hoot.

Thank goodness it wasn't lightening or I would have been in hysterics.

Instead we all just rolled with the punches and took shelter under a nearby bridge.

I got on the floor of the boat with Shelby and wrapped her in towels to take cover from the storm.

Can you believe she fell asleep??!!

She slept through the entire storm fiasco.

Gosh, we're so lucky to have a laid back baby!

We waited out the storm and headed back to dry land.

Shelby didn't seem bothered by any of it!

Just look at this!!

Thanks to Lu and Keith for taking us out!!

Now we're home, Shelbs is in bed and I'm about to be.

Hope you all had a great weekend too!!

Winery Visit, Boat Ride -Fun Family Weekend

Christmas was the last time we saw any of Brad's side of the family, including our niece and nephew, so this weekend we made plans to do just that.

It started out Friday night with us going out to BIL and SIL's house for dinner.

We brought the munchkins Valentine's Day cookies.

 After dinner I enjoyed a few snuggles with Paige and Buddy.

 Getting a little bit goofy!

 Ice cream sandwiches that Buddy wanted a bite of badly.

 Then on Saturday we woke and after a few errands we headed North to the Salisbury/Lexington area where Brad's parents live.

Since the weather was so nice we decided on lunch at nearby Childress Winery.

If you live in NC and have never been you should plan a visit.

Super nice.
We go several times every year since it's so close to the lake house.

 Cheese board.

What's new.

 Our view was the vineyard which isn't the prettiest in Winter.

 Couldn't find the back light setting on my camera.
You get the idea.

 I picked up a few bottles to have for our upcoming Super Bowl party.
Stay tuned for that!
I'm doing a Mardi Gras theme!

 

A few pictures in the vineyard..

After lunch our next stop was a nature preserve that my FIL was eager for us to see.

The owner of grocery chain Food Lion's property.

Total craziness.

Buffalo.

And, Elk!

Other animals too that I wasn't able to capture with my camera.

I wish I had that kind of money to spend.

The weather was in the mid-sixties so when we got back to the house we decided to go for a little pontoon ride.

Not too bad but we didn't stay out too long because the sun started going down and it cooled off quick!

Which resulted in us building a fire to warm up.

Perfect end to a perfect fun-filled weekend with family.

Now we're enjoying our Sunday.

I'm having a dinner tonight with a friend I haven't seen in a couple of years.

Happy Sunday!