Boat Races...

Every summer the local beach holds Power Boat Races in august. It is a huge event...lots of people sit on the shore line and watch the boats. Vendors are set up in the park selling food and sodas. Every year my dad brings the kids to watch the races...normally Jon goes too...but his ADHD gets the better of him and he spends most of his time walking around! This year was the first year that the kids and I went to watch also. It was fun...but to be honest I could think of a dozen other things that I would rather do...but it was a nice family outing.
We met Papa Wayne, Colter, Marissa, Emma and Lisa at the races. The kids had fun playing in the shore. Love this picture of Emma...love that scarf tied in her hair! This girl has got style!

James loved to watch the boats go past super fast. This boy really does love anything with a motor and that goes fast. He is silly like that! I laugh now...but I am sure someday he will give me many, many gray hairs!

Me! {I always feel terribly vain putting pictures of myself on my blog...but it is my online journal of our life...and I kinda want to be included! Plus the kids will someday enjoy seeing pictures of me in our scrapbooks!}

Something perfect happens to Elsie's hair in the heat...mine gets all frizzy and wonky. Elsie gets 2 perfect little ringlets! No fair, I say! We play up those perfect hair days Elsie has and wear it in pony tails daily to show off those perfect ringlets!

When the boat were racing everyone had to stay out of the water...so as soon as one races was over all the kids rushed into the water! The kids had fun filling the sand buckets with water and grass...making grass soup, ya know! Kept them busy.

A fun afternoon...we have a perfect summer of so many fun family outings. Just simple outings...but so enjoyable. I don't want summer to over quite yet...