Weekend Wrap-Up

Fourth of July edition! Kase went with some buddies to Lost Island last week and had the best time.  Thankful for this gang!

We headed to the pond and lake for the long weekend. My pictures uploaded in reverse so please enjoy some photos of my crew having the best time!!! Kase got the chance to try his new wakeboard. 

Fireworks over the lake are my favorite! Clear Lake puts on quite the show!

The neighbors let the kids borrow the jet ski.

We caught a lot of fish this weekend!

Kase and Tyson had so much fun together this weekend- there was a HUGE rainstorm so the boys got to skim board!

The captain of our ship!

Kylee, Kase, Kent and I all skied. 

We love to get patriotic!

The sunsets were GORGEOUS every night.

Kase helped Kylee learn to wakeboard.

And Carter tried too!

Kase is starting to hit some jumps and do some tricks so that's fun to watch.

No trip to Clear Lake is complete without a stop at The Viking.

Tubing was so much fun.  Huge thanks to Kent for driving this squad always! Kase even had some friends a couple houses down join us so that was fun!

And the boys got a night at the pond. Always a win.

I'm so very thankful for a great place to spend the Fourth. My parents are the best hosts and always make everyone feel so welcome and included and we love sharing this place with our family and friends. The memories we have made here will last a lifetime!

Weekend Wrap-Up

I love when these 14 year olds still act like kids.  Last week it got hot and the boys didn't all feel like going to the pool so they decided to hook up the sprinkler on the trampoline and I have not heard them laugh that hard in a long time.  Pure joy.  

Thursday we left for Edward Jones summer regionals! The Grand Geneva resort was absolutely gorgeous. We got checked in, had a quick dinner then loaded up for a boat tour of Lake Geneva.  The water was crystal clear, the sunset was amazing and the houses on that lake are unbelievable!

And the company is always great- Melanie loves Kael!

Kylee and Marlee had fun together all weekend.

Kase wowed people with his ability to do a walking flip off a tree, a backflip off a lifeguard stand and just his general athleticism and energy.  

Kase spent all weekend hanging out with his buddy Hank.  They caught some nice fish! Here's Kase's best one.

Kael found us a really cool mini golf place in town! He got a hole in one on the first hole! He didn't want a picture but I made the girls take one.

This night was fun- we had a party on the pool deck and there was an NFL player having his rehearsal dinner *right* next to us at the hotel restaurant that opened to the pool area. 

One day we took Kase and Hank to a wakeboard park.  I had never even known places like this existed and it was really cool! Of course, Hank and Kase got right up and by the end were doing some cool tricks!

Kael was a trooper and rode along with us that day and the girls stayed back and got some pool time in.  The final night was a fun murder mystery/90s dress up theme and Kylee and Marlee ran into some of our crowd in the lobby. So fun.

We hurried back to town Sunday so Kase could join his team for the games.  We went 2-0 on Sunday and won the championship in the silver bracket pretty easily! These boys are really starting to put it all together.  Kase had I think 4 RBI's and pitch efficiency was very high. He bombed one that missed going over the fence by just a few feet so all in all, a good weekend for our Kaser.

It feels good to be home and get things all back in order today before we pack up and leave again for the weekend.  Kent LOVES the Fourth of July and we have all our people coming to the lake so it's going to be a great week getting ready for it! 

Weekend Wrap-Up

Kylee shared a few more Barcelona pictures from her trip- Kent and I were able to take her out for dinner Wednesday  night and hear all about the trip so that was really fun!

Friday Kylee and I went to her orientation at Iowa. It was great to spend the day with her and I also got to meet her roommate and her family.  

Kylee's boyfriend had been coordinating a plan with me since earlier in the week and he was able to meet us in Iowa City as orientation wrapped up and surprised her to come spend the weekend with her! She was so happy and so surprised.

Meanwhile Kase was at his friend's lake house just having the time of his life.

I made it back in town in time to meet up with Kent and his high school friends at Keith and Cindy's.  So good to see them all- they love reliving their glory days and telling (and retelling) their high school stories.

Keith and Cindy took Kael, Emma and Kase out for dinner and Kylee and Carter were also out for dinner and somehow we all ended up back here at the same time (Kent's high school friends too) so we had a full house and lots of laughs Friday night.

Kase had a tournament Saturday where we were happy to have one of his good buddy's Pierce subbing for us. Love him and his family. We went 2-0 which was just awesome! 

Kylee, Carter and Kase went fishing when we got home and Carter caught this monster catfish! Then Kase went to the pool with a friend, Kael went to play poker with his friends and we drove Kylee and Carter by the house. Later those two went out for dinner.

Sunday Kylee was baptized! The rain canceled baseball for the day so Kent and Kase were able to be there too. Such a special day for her.  Very proud. 

Since we were the 1st seed after pool play yesterday and all games were canceled for today that means our baseball team were the champs! First time all season!!

We had a lovely lunch at Grimaldi's after church then Kael headed off to work. Kase spent the day hanging with a friend. Kent and I went for a walk once the rain cleared and grilled steaks for dinner. It was a great day!