Yearly summer trip to Mud Island!

 Holding the bridge up!

The legendary stick race.

 Giant children standing on a bridge.

Jessica was babysitting a friend's daughter-Ellis.

 Look closely, her toes match her swimsuit. Of course.

The girl on the left is Morgan's cousin Gracie.

 This is Morgan's brother Adrian.  He was too short to reach the peddles when he sat in the seat of the paddle boat, but he was determined to make it work and not have me do it for him.

 This is at the very beginning of the day.  Morgan quickly took the opportunity to make fun of me and tease me about magnets.  Gracie wanted to know what she was talking about, and once Morgan explained, Gracie excitedly asked, "Aunt Shae! Will you make me a magnet??"  Haha.  Take that Morgie Porgie.

The car ride to Mud Island.  I got the boy car where there was much talk about Minecraft.

 And we can't go downtown without stopping by Jerry's on the way back home!

Josh was out of town this week which explains why Hallie jumped at the chance to meet us at Jerry's-a place where there is no seating inside or out, with her newborn, in the middle of the Memphis summer heat.  A.K.A.  boredom.  

 Jacob has been wanting a Vineyard Vines shirt for a while now.  But he made this decision right after school had let out, and the brand is really expensive, so I told him no.  But then we went to Florida where Amanda told me that if I sign up on their website for email, I will get coupons which are good toward their clearance.  

He was really excited about it and wore the shirt the day it came in...to Office Depot.  

Please excuse the "I'm a boy so I never take a picture seriously" face.

 

And when we got home from our errands, Jacob's birthday present from Grammy had arrived.  6 weeks early.  And she told him he could open it now.  #ofcourseshedid

Oh, and that is a keyboard for his iPad so he can set it up on his desk to "look like a laptop." And a chrome Xbox controller.  Obviously.

 You know, just some cuteness.

4 generations!