Daddy's Weekend!

We had such a fabulous weekend just spending time together as a family. Saturday we all took a little trip to Corpus so Lane could run a few errands and look for a belt to go with his new buckle. Let me tell you there are TONS of belts to choose from, but NONE like he wanted. I can attest to the fact that you can't find a plain belt that tapers down for a smaller buckle without a metal tip. Lane did find a nice little .22LR as a treat for himself after completing busy season. He's wanted a little fun varmint gun for awhile. I'm glad he decided to treat himself, he surely deserves it. We stopped by Sam's Club and headed home. I can say I do miss Costco...but oh well. Maybe they will build one in Corpus eventually. Saturday afternoon we ordered a pizza (I went and picked it up...no delivery out here) and relaxed. Sunday morning we got up, fixed breakfast and tackled a few chores. We skipped church for some extra family time. On a whim we decided to drive over to Rockport to see Mimi and Papa's condo they rented for a month and play around with them. What a wonderful afternoon we had! We shopped briefly, went for a walk around the Racket Club where they are staying and down to the pier. It is 750 feet long...a very long pier. The funniest part of the day was when Lena Kate decided to throw her nana out and didn't realize that when on a pier and you toss it in the water it is g.o.n.e. GONE. She kept asking for it and well, it was gone. I've really only been giving it to her when she is ready for bed or a nap these days, but she sure knows how to ask for that nana..and she is persistent. I hope her strong will serves her well in the future. She is really an easy going child, but definitely persistent when she wants to be. We hit MoonDog's for some seafood and decided to stay after dark and fish for a few hours. Mom kept Lena Kate and let me fish with Lane and Dad. Lane caught one trout, but it was just a bit short of keeper range...bummer. We plan to go back later this month and stay a few days if possible. Hopefully the weather and waters will be perfect for fishing. I'm determined to catch some yummy fish this next round. Lane had yesterday off so we spent the day working around the house and just hanging out together..it was perfect! I'm so thankful that we had a good weekend to just enjoy our time together since we hadn't had much quality time together. We are so thankful Lane doesn't have to work long hours year round and that he has a good secure job in these times. Thanks be to God for our many blessings and for this great family weekend. Here are a few pictures.

Playing after dinner...good thing Dada was holding on!

Dada teaching Lena Kate about boats

Dada said he'd take that one. Also take note this is one of the very few times you'll see Lane in shorts. The coast calls for shucking the Wranglers for some shorts!

Watching the birds with Mimi

Lena Kate learned a life lesson-don't throw your nana when you are over water. Can you see it floating in the middle right? There was no dramatic nana rescue to speak of.

Going for a stroll down the LONG pier.

Checking Papa's cows

The Dada himself!