BFF's Reunite

We had some special visitors while we were at the lake...the Habbestad family!!!

If you remember they were stationed out here at Travis with us and we hung out all the time...but as life in the military would have it they moved. Fortunately for us they are in Texas for the next few years and they came and spent a few days with us and it was a blast!

Riley and Maddie were literally screaming, giggling, and running in circles for the first half hour in total excitement about seeing each other!

It was super cute!

Before we headed to play in the lake the girls chatted it up and enjoyed a nice drink of milk!

We decided to head up to the Colorado River to swim!

Amanda "Mena" with her girls!

We found a good place to anchor the boat and a sandy beach for the girls to play in.

Our first problem was that we forgot the bottle opener and John had this brilliant idea to try and bang the top off on a concrete wall...nice!

Fortunately he and Jason figured out a better trick after that and our problem was solved!

The girls swimming!

The boys paddle boating...haha!

The best part was when Maddie jumped ship...she literally jumped out of the paddle boat all on her own!!!

She was loving being in the water and had no fear!

We had a fish fry that evening with all of the fish Jason and Frank caught and it was delish!

The next morning the girls sat together again to drink their milk!

Then they headed to the dock and played on the tube...they were telling us it was time to get them out on it!

Not without Uncle John having some fun with the girls first...Riley watched in anticipation and slight fear for Maddie...

and then it was her turn!

Then it was time for the tube...John and I got out there with the girls and we all had so much fun!

So great to see you Habbestad Family!