On Saturday, Matt, the kids and I hit the road for west Tennessee. This was our first trip there since we moved last summer, and actually we passed right by Memphis on our way north of town where the race actually took place. We didn't get to do any of the things we would have liked to do--visit/play with friends, go to our old church, or even eat BBQ! But we did enjoy a nice lunch at the park Saturday afternoon while Matt checked in and swam a practice lap of the swim course.
Can you tell it was hot? And can you tell someone was tired? Or at least tired of Mommy taking pictures:)
Bright and early Sunday morning, we headed back to the park for Daddy's big race. This was the best picture I could get of him before the race (he's the tall one:).
And here's what the kiddos and I did while Daddy swam and while we waited for his teammates to finish up...
Walker playing on my iphone...
Kathryn camped out on some other little boy's blanket watching a movie. This mom was so sweet to let me two watch a movie with her little boy. Unfortunately, her little boy was on the move as much as mine which left Kathryn watching the movie all by herself!
And here's the team (well, minus Walker)...
There's no way, Walker could have participated in the race. He was too busy taking pictures with my camera. Note to self, don't let a 3 year old play with your camera unless you want random pictures like this one to show up! I couldn't resist sharing the bulging belly;)
And less than 24 hours later, we were back on the road to the 'Ham. Next year's race is in Tunica. I've already told Matt we are traveling sans the kiddos. And we'll be hitting the spa after the race! This weekend wore us out. But we were so proud of Matt and all of his hard work, it was worth every minute of it!
By the way, the guys came in fourth in the men's relay division. Matt was second in his race. He came in behind a 24 year old former US Olympian, so we think he did pretty well!!
We even managed to squeeze in the kiddos last day of school! We thought these Dollar Tree finds would make a fun summer gift for their friends. And I wish I had taken a picture of the beautiful pot of zinnias they gave their teacher, Ms. Nancy. She's a gardener and flower lover like Kathryn, so I couldn't resist sending her some blooms as a thank you for such a wonderful year!
Did I mention that Tula also came to visit! Like I said, we had a house full and enjoyed every minute of it! Pops made it into town on Friday afternoon, which added to the fun of having everyone together. The guys even managed to score a night out to see Robin Hood. Not quite sure how that happened... mommies staying home to watch the kiddos while the men went to the movies, but I think they enjoyed their "man" time nonetheless! 
If we had only had the 
And here they are enjoying our walk around the 
Needless to say, we've added a Minnie Mouse costume to our birthday wish list. And look at that eye shadow!
Kathryn, Walker and Jack hanging out on the swing once the crowd cleared out.
When I was growing up, we most certainly wouldn't have been playing dress up at family get togethers. There were only two girl cousins on my Dad's side of the family, so I was always surrounded by boys! Not the case with the great grandkids....Walker was dying for some boys to play with! Thankfully, Jack came with Uncle Bill and Gigi to keep him company!
The next day was filled with even more fun! Pops took a running leap off the pier and the kids were quick to follow!
It wasn't very pretty out, but it was quite windy. Can you guess what Pops caught on his fishing line?
A kite! I admit I would never have thought to connect a kite to a fishing pole, but according to Pops, that's the way they did it when he was growing up! 
Later on that night, the kiddos enjoyed a late night snack--cookies and ice cream! A sweet end to a great weekend!
