Ray Roberts

Today the kids got out of school at noon and we met Laurie and Jason and their kids and went to Ray Roberts...yay! the water has finally subsided! We have been excited about having lakes so close to us all summer and we have been more than a little disappointed that it rained so much at the beginning of the summer and flooded the whole area. It was a beautiful 30 minute drive to the beach. It is still hard to believe that we live within 30 minutes of a big city one way and 30 minutes to areas with huge horse farms in the other direction. Some of the houses look like Tara. (For those of you who are not Gone with the Wind fans, it is Scarlett's home!) We drove past a ranch called The Horse Palace. Anyway, I managed to burn 1/2 of my body. The left 1/2. The kids had so much fun and it was so not crowded! We practically had the beach to ourselves. Parker and Tristan found a bunch of tadpoles (catch and release!) and Ty, Liza, Rhegan, Clara and Seth swam and dug some awesome trenches and ponds! When we were done, we came home and showered and then went back to L & J's house for some homemade pizza. It was, as always, excellent! Now after a long day of fun in the sun, pizza, wii*, and trampoline jumping, we are ready to veg out for the rest of the night! And I am 1/2 way through New Moon and just can't wait to finish. Sharma told me I would have a hard time deciding who I liked, Edward or Jacob...vampires or werewolves! Sharma, we'll have to talk! Here are some pictures!