the weekend of the 17th.

i have been hoping for pictures, but they've not come my way yet; i've decided to post without them.

the weekend of the 17th, my parents, sierra, travis and i loaded up our vehicles and headed to arkansas for an afternoon poolside with nancy and wes gibson. with the 14:1 tournament the weekend before (a tournament that lasted 15 hours!) and a busy, busy summer, we were all ready for a break.

we got to nancy and wes's around 12:30 or 1:00 and quickly made our way to the pool. connor had never been in the pool before, but he jumped right in and swam to travis ... then he quickly found his way out. he sat close to the water and watched us all day, but was never too thrilled to join us when someone would put him back in the water.

the weather was perfect! it wasn't blistering hot, but it wasn't too cold to deter us from the pool either. we snacked on chips and homemade salsas and dips. we had a couple of bloddy marys and then travis and wes headed inside to fix a pitcher of pina coladas. after about a half hour, they finally re-emerged.

after swimming for a bit, the men headed off to the local pool hall while my mom and nancy finished preparing the food ... and there was so much!! homemade pesto, homemade bruchetta, pork loin, chicken breasts, multiple chips and homemade dips, several desserts ... we ate all day long! once the sun went down, we sat around with the tiki torches lit, eating watermelon and visiting. travis and i headed back while my family stayed the night so we could take care of our family's lab ivory that evening.

it was such a fun time, though, and we can't wait until we all go again. nancy and wes continue to say how much they loved having everyone over, and we've promised to do it again before the summer is over.