The Relatives Came...

They drove all the way down from Washington. Packing up their RV, travelled many places along the way, until at last, they reached our house.

We were all very excited to have my sister Dani & her family here to visit. The first day of their stay we were excited to run out to the pool for a big day of swimming. The Dooley's were ready for some sun & water! We hopped into the pool, and unfortunately were greeted by some vandalism (someone had climbed up onto the cabana and tore off a bunch of shingles, throwing them into the pool and onto the pool deck... this was the first we'd seen of anything like that here, luckily!) The pool maintenance company was just arriving to close the pool down to fix the problem & deal with the insurance & police department. Bummer! We were looking forward to the POOL! Oh, well, off to the lake we walked.

The kids actually really enjoyed wading into the water, playing in the sand and sitting in the shade of the palmettos on the grass. Hurray, disaster averted!

Ella, uncertain she wants to venture into the lake. Has the cast taken the adventure out of the girl? No, but it made her think about sitting in the shade for about 2 seconds before she san for the water & the sand. She spent most of the time playing in the sand with Afton

Joseph, Aunt Dani & Heath

After the kids were tired of swimming, we headed back to the pool to shower off in the nice cold shower, making sure to take turns filling up on icy water fountain water. The kids couldn't pass up the playground, so we headed there for awhile before heading back in to eat.

Afton & Ella - aka the little momma's

Anson & Cora

All the big boys

The girlies

We spent the rest of the afternoon playing back at the house, eating and resting. The pool opened just in time to get a quick swim in before bedtime.