Charapatas In Chattanooga Day 1

2 of Chads brothers, their wives and children and cousin Mitch came to stay with us this past week. Not only did they all drive 12 hrs here but they used their vacation time from work to come see US!!!!! We were super excited to have them here but couldn't have imagined just how much fun we were going to have!

The boys in the hot tub

Alex 4, Andrew 4, Zack 10

                                   Emma (18 mos)

 Ashley and her Daddy (Randy)

 Ashley with her mom and dad (Randy and Kerry)

 Emma and Carty

 after the bomb went off in the playroom! Look at Ashley attacking the boys with a stick!

 Chad and Randy

 here comes the parade

 Andrew warning them about the poison ivy in the backyard

 this is what I found when I heard Carter yelling for me to come look!

 time for a camp fire and some smores!

Space Camp

Andrew went to Space Camp at the UTC Challenger Center a few weeks ago and it was such a cool place! He was a little shy because he didn't know anyone but was happy when I picked him up that afternoon! Carter was so sad and screaming when we left Andrew there, not sure if he wanted to stay and do space camp or just didn't like leaving his brother somewhere. Lucky for him, next year I'll happily drop them both off there!

Take It Off, Pirate Boy!

This kid cracks me up....... all day!

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Big Boy Bed!

Here's a little peek of Carty's new big boy room! He loves it and is finally sleeping like a champ in his new bed!

Boat Drinks

A little late on this one but here's how we spent the 4th! At my friend Tripp and Amanda's parents house, eating yummy food and riding on their boat! My kids had never been on a boat before and they both LOVED it! I think we will have to get one of our own very soon!

 I swear he was having fun, he just froze at first when the wind was on his face and the life vest was riding up!

4th of July

Every year, some of our friends-neighbors on the golf course host a 4th of July celebration in their backyard. The sand bunker provides the entertainment and the fairway is the perfect grassy area to shoot off the fireworks! Last year we left Carter at home and Andrew wasn't a huge fan of being up late and the loud noise of the fireworks but they both loved it this year! Andrew ran the entire time while Carter played in the sand and dumped it all in his sunscreen/bugspray coated hair, the sheets were fantastic the next morning after skipping bath!

 Andrew's first time to play with fireworks, he loved it and I was a nervous wreck.