Memorial Day Weekend

For the 3rd year in a row, we spent Memorial Day weekend at my little sister's house in Charlotte. My parents joined us as well, so we were only missing Lora/John/Otis. And oh how these cousins missed their sweet Otis!!

When Gibson asks you to put on a cape, you do it :)

Nate got quite the workout playing Superman!

Abby and her real-life baby doll, Charlie Kate :)

 We celebrated Gibson's 3rd birthday that night, and started off with dinner at a local Mexican place. CK looooooves her some rice!

 Gibson was NOT thrilled about the "Happy Birthday" song and sombrero!!

 He opened presents when we got home from dinner, and this Paw Patrol microphone was one of his favorites. It was cute for about the first 10 minutes...… :) #soloud #ohmyears

 This sweet boy loves Skye (the pink dog) from Paw Patrol more than anything right now. I was proud of Bec for getting him a Skye/pink cake! Gibby was SO happy!!!

 Sister pic and photobomb by Nate 

 Saturday morning was a bit rainy, so we skipped the pool and headed to the local mall to do some shopping. The main stop was at the Apple Store and Nate was IN HEAVEN!!! He has been asking to go to an Apple Store forever, but we don't have one in Tuscaloosa (just Birmingham). Bec made his dreams come true and not only took him to an Apple Store to let him play with iPhone Xs and ask 1000 questions about them, but also purchased TWO so he could play on them all day! This seriously was the best day ever for my little techie.

 Both Bec & Mike got iPhone Xs, so Nate wanted to be involved every step of the way....talking to the salesperson, synching the phones, setting them up, etc. He was SO happy!

 Abby & Anderson got to play in a little area with iPads, where they created their own songs & beats. Very cool!

 Gibson & Abby are pretty much obsessed with each other, so it was no surprise when Gibby wanted to carry around Abby's purse. Who cares that it almost dragged on the floor and hit his calf every time he took a step!? :)

We had lunch at Chick-fil-a (because the iPhone X synch took much longer than we expected), and then finally headed home. Bec was super sweet and let Nate play on her phone most of the afternoon. One of the features he loves the most is the amazing camera. He had fun experimenting....

#favoriteaunt #fornow 

His favorite setting is called Portrait Mode

 We went in with Lora and purchased a Spider Swing for Gibson's birthday. Once Mike got it installed, the kids were playing on it non-stop!!!

 These gooftballs barricaded Nanny in CK's room while she was giving her a bottle / putting her down for a nap :)

 A little after-dinner fun....Klondike bars (courtesy of Poppy) and a cousin bath for Abby & Gibby.

 Sunday was the big day.....we rented a pontoon boat! The weather wasn't *quite* as warm as we were hoping, but at least it wasn't raining!!

 I felt bad CK was left out, so I added her to the picture :)

 These two.....I swear there is never a dull moment :)

 Nate attempting to teach Greg how to "floss"

#hysterical

 Finally, it was time to head out on Lake Norman! The kids were not loving their life jackets, but were happy to get going so we could go tubing....

 Gibson was the first to go tubing, and picked Nate & Abby to go with him. He was good for the first minute or so and then it was TEARS!! So we switched it up a lot and many of us went for rides. So much fun! (But man was I sore the next day!)

 Just a *wee* bit windblown after all of his tubing! I think Nate had the record and went tubing 5 times. Oh to be young again....

 After everyone was tired/sore from tubing, we anchored the boat in a little cove to go swimming. I was a little chilly (and so were my wimpy kids), so we stayed in the boat while Bec / Nanny / and the 3 Staton kids swam. 

Captain Abby

Abby loved this pop-up changing station at the back of the boat!

Look at sweet Gibby! He was so tired after a long day.

 That afternoon included lots of naps & relaxing, followed by more playtime outside and a pizza dinner. We left Monday morning, and Abby wanted to get in one more hug from her favorite 3 year old. Sweet cousins!

As always, a big thank you to Bec & Mike for hosting our crazy family! We love you guys and your sweet kiddos so much!