Adventures This Weekend

This weekend Allan and I went our seperate ways for a few days. Claire and I headed to Oklahoma to hangout with my sister and her little family. We had such a wonderful time just being together. It seems like it is so rare these days to be with family and it not be total chaos with everyone having their own agenda. This was a weekend that was much needed for us, I loved every minute of it.

Claire loved the freedom that being in the country offered. Asher showed her the ropes of exploring one year old style. They were so cute to watch on our "hikes" around the camp. They threw rocks, played in the mud, picked flowers, and climbed on the rocks. They played ball, played on the slide, climbed on anything that would get them an extra six inches or more off the ground (especially Asher, that kid is a mountain goat), and one of the most fun things was their little two person Easter egg hunt that Sara and I set up for them. They were thrilled when they figured out that these little plastic eggs held treasures otherwise known as smarties.

This is Asher's happy/silly face that he will do just to make people laugh. He is such a goofy kid.

Claire really bonded more with her Beau. She would wake up in the morning and the first thing she would say is "where Beau go?". When he would walk into the room she would get so excited. She loved just being in his arms. I love how much she loves him, especially since they don't see each other all that often. She has actually asked for him a few times since we have been back. It is too sweet.
A little exploring at the archery range at the camp. This was an empty log that was sure to hold something special, after peering in for a minute adn finding nothing they were off to their next adventure.

Allan and my brother, Coby, were on their own little much needed get away. They went on a fishing and golf trip to Arkansas. This is a guys trip that a bigger group usually goes on but for one reason or another everyone else couldn't make it so it was just the two of them. They had a great time. Allan was proud to say that he caught the most fish and the biggest trout on the trip (everything is a competition to him).

I have said it before, but I am so thankful that I married a man that gets along with my family so well. He and Coby have a special bond which makes my heart happy, they just get each other- maybe that is because they were the only boys with sisters growing up, they are the brothers they always wanted.