Chester Frost with Friends

Sometimes you just need to put on your sunglasses, grab a bucket and a friend (or brother), and get in the water!

That's what happened when we met up with friends for a picnic at Chester Frost.

It turned into the first unofficial swim of the year!

The kids immediately headed for the water to build sand castles and get soaked.

It felt cold to me, but the kids enjoyed wading and playing in the sand all afternoon while the mamas chatted.

We continue to be grateful for the friends who make time to meet up with us each week.

If you've been following along, here are our previous Friend Friday adventures this school year:
August: Coolidge Park
September: Creative Discovery Museum ⎮ Greenway Farms Picnic ⎮ Chattanooga Zoo ⎮ Big Soddy Gulf
October: Reflection Riding Center (Monday Friend Day) ⎮ Charlotte's Web

November: Creative Discovery Museum ⎮ Pioneer Days at Audobon Acres

December: Christmas Cookie Party ⎮ Christmas Cookie and Bird Ornament Party

January: Creative Discovery Museum ⎮ High Point Climbing Day ⎮ Challenger Center
February: Hidden Hills Farm Maple Syrup Day ⎮ Valentine's Party ⎮ The House at Pooh Corner March: Hidden Hills Tractor Day and Cardboard Sledding (sans friends) ⎮ Cousins Visit the CDM ⎮ Cousins Visit the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum ⎮ Chester Frost (sans friends) ⎮ Frog and Toad All Year ⎮ The Cookie Jar 

See Jack {and his cousins – late August}

This is an ongoing series of videos that I am sharing so that our extended family can keep up with how Jack is growing and changing in these early years.

Jack and I were blessed to be able to go to Nashville for a last minute visit right before we went to Charlotte. It had been a while since we had seen my brother or my sister and her family. It is great to live closer to family, but we are discovering that sometimes it still takes effort to make schedules fall into place to get a quick visit...

Jack really enjoyed it when Aunt Angela sang "This is the way the Farmer Rides" to him.

This was the first time I caught Jack sitting up on camera – glad I was 
able to capture this moment for Daniel. Now he does it all the time.

The first time that Jack got in a pool. Unfortunately Daniel missed it :( 

Mostly Jack just wanted to drink the water.

Lots of first on this trip – Aunt Angela pushed Jack around on a tricycle. He loved it.

Jack loved playing with his cousins. Of course he loves Izzy antics, 
but he really seems to enjoy having another little one his own size.

These two really got a kick out of being in the swing and bouncer.

Uncle Mark and cousin Izzy make breakfast. These two are 
the entertainers in our family. Never a dull moment.