Fast but fun weekend at the Ozarks!

We had a wonderful time at the Ozarks, thanks so much to Nim and Nini for the hospitality!  Parker did fantastic on his first long road trip, I'm hoping this will be a common occurrence.  We took off as soon as I was off work Friday afternoon and arrived at the house just shortly after 6:30pm, including a few stops.  We definitely made it down in record time (don't worry moms, Scott didn't speed too bad) and was able to relax, enjoy dinner and a cold drink with the rest of the crew before heading to bed.

One of the most precious parts of this weekend was watching Gracie and Adam interact with Parker.  They were so excited to play with him and I just cannot get over how attentive they both were to him.  It truly warmed my heart to watch.

 

Parker woke us up about 6:45 Saturday morning (yay for a kid that sleeps through the night even on trips!), so after a morning feeding and a short nap, we were ready for the day.

The forecast was a bit shaky for the day and we soon found out that some rain was headed our way.  We decided to get Parker in for his first dip in the lake early before the storms hit just in case we wouldn't have a chance later on.....

Getting his swim gear on!

Hmmm, what do we have here?

If Parker could talk, I'm pretty sure he would have said it was no big deal.  The lake was even a bit chilly at first, but he never flinched. 

The rain kicked in shortly after this, so we headed inside to dry up and wait the storms out.  We definitely didn't let the rain stop the fun for the day, so some of us settled in for an intense game of Uno.

Don't let these smiles fool you, it was definitely cut-throat ;)

While that game was going, Parker was hanging with the rest of the boys.

Chillin' with Sophie.  I don't know what it is about this toy, but kids seem to love it!

Eventually Adam and Scott settled into a game of checkers while Parker and Nim cheered them on. 

I love this pic of Parker gazing at his Grandpa Nim, so cute!

Thankfully the storms decided to clear out pretty quickly, so by early afternoon, we were back out on the lake.  Nini was so sweet to stay inside with Parker so that Scott and I could enjoy a little fun in the sun.  We did take Parker back out after his nap and I wish I could have gotten a picture, he actually fell asleep in his floaty!  It was so adorable, I guess the movement of the water lulled him to sleep :)

Sunday morning came all too soon and it was time to pack up the car and head on back home.  He did great on the ride home as well....seriously, could this kid be any better?!

We're looking forward to our next trip down in August and who knows, maybe Parker will go for his first boat ride then?  Thanks again to all of the Scholten family for a fun and relaxing place to enjoy the summer weather!