The Shannon's Mudfest

So I watched the weather everyday for over a week and prayed for no rain. Well the Thursday before the party it looked as though it was going to rain all weekend. Martin quickly called a friend a we got a huge tent that covered about half of the backyard. We put a tent on the deck and a tent connecting the deck to the large tent to try to keep everyone dry. It really was not just a rain. It was a monsoon the entire weekend. Needless to say it was a wild MUDFEST..wetkids...wet people, but the libations were flowing for the kiddies and the adults and we tried very hard not to let it ruin the party! There are not many great pics b/c it was just so wild and so wet I did not even take one!


Coop right as the party was beginning!


Very Very Excited!! Finally the time has come!

The Bobcat and excavator Martin brought from work. The kids loved it!! We tried to put a tent over it too!





The setup!! To some what keep us dry! Yes we set all this up in the rain!
The next problem we had was WORMS..yes worms..not just worms, monstrous gigantic worms. I have never seen any this big. They started popping up under the big tent first. I think they were drowned out of the ground b/c it literally rained for about three days straight. Of course the boys loved them..

Amelia not so much!!!

This was supposed to be the sand pile that I buried over 150 bouncy balls in, but it turned into the mud pit!

The kids loved digging in it anyway.

This was when the wet muddy boys decided to come in and take over the house. Mud, toys, clothes, shoes, water everywhere!!

Trying to get the boys to calm down so the adults could have a little fun! This is Coop, Gracen, Grant and John.

The next morning John and Coop were enjoying some quite time..finally!

Now everyday Coop asks me what we are doing next year! I think we may skip it next year!! This was enough to make it through two bdays right??
Happy 4th Birthday Coop!!

San Fran and Napa

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These are the pictures from our trip! There are about 200 so you can flip through and check some of them out. Sorry I have been MIA..we have had a wild two weeks. We had Cooper's 4th bday. I am calling the Shannon Mudfest! We left last Thursday with another couple and headed to San Francisco. We landed and I had one thing on my mind..H&M..my favorite place! I spent two hours there and walked out with bags and bags of clothes!! We went on a boat ride under the Golden Gate bridge, it was beautiful and very breezy. We ate good food and most importantly we drank wine from sun up to sun down! We went to Napa on Friday afternoon and prepared for a weekend full of wine tasting. We were picked up at 10 on Saturday morning and it all began! We visited many beautiful wineries and drank wonderful wine! My favorite this time was Patz and Hall. It was incredible wine. The chardonnay was $60 a bottle. I just could not bring my self to pay it. I do believe in nice expensive red wine pared with an incredible meal, but for me Chard is just for drinking! I knew if I would have bought one I would end up drinking it sitting on my back deck one day with friends! I did bring home my other favorite Robert Young, it is not that much cheaper at $40 a bottle, but it is worth it. I can not buy it anywhere here in Memphis. So as you can see by this post, we mostly drank wine! It was a great way to spend the big 30!

Give Away

Check out this link..This is a friend of a friend. I found her blog and I love reading about her adventures in Germany. Check her out...http://www.gleatieanddeaner.blogspot.com/, she is doing a giveaway so check it out(April 30th post).

Lake

Ok the boats are ready and the lake is REALLY REALLY COLD! After much distress I went to the lake this past weekend. I love the lake in the summer, but when you can not be out on the water I get bored!! But Martin promised we could get out on the party barge for awhile and we took my in laws. These were my two "must haves" in order to go!! Well Saturday we got out on the boat, it was extremely windy and not as hot as I would have liked. Well Coop decided he was going to sit on the front of the boat and put his feet in..no big deal..he has been "boating" since he was an infant and always wears a life jacket. Plus I knew it was cold and he would not enjoy this for long..well a few minutes later, Libby (Nana) says very calmly..he is in the water..WHAT! I jump up and he is in fact in the water and completely scared to death! Water temp could not even be 60, especially out in the middle of the lake where it is at least 50 feet deep...I proceed to stick my leg out to try and get him to grab hold..well the wind is blowing and he is floating farther and farther away. At this point he is truly panicked, but yes does have a life jacket on! I hear Martin behind me say, get him Brooke, so in I went..dress and all..no life jacket. Background info: I do not do the water even in August when it is like taking a bath, I prefer to just sit and float and only get in the water when I need to tinkle!! So in I go, I hit that water and literally it was so cold I could not move. I swam towards Cooper thinking how in the world am I going to save him..he is the one in the life jacket! I grabbed him and pushed him as hard as I could towards the boat where Martin got him out then I swam towards the boat..Martin yanked me out so fast, but I still was completely frozen! Needless to say we went back in at this point! And I will not be back in the water till at least June, even if I need to go to the bathroom!!

On a lighter note, we did take Coop to ride a horse at a barn not far from our house. Last year we went and he rode Ol Dollar, this year he took a spin on Silver...

He was so proud..note the Cars boots..these are his lake "working boots" as he calls them. He loves to come work at the lake with his dad and Po Po.

Stay tuned this weekend..we are gearing up for the big 4th bday party this Sat in our backyard..Please say a prayer it does not rain!! It should be a big bash..Martin has really gotten into it. We are grilling out hot dogs and hamburgers, Martin got a keg and I bought a few cases of wine!!! Martin is bringing a bobcat and excavator from his work and I have made a construction site!!! Pics to come!!

Sunday Funday..

Coop told me he was a pig..oink oink mommy!!

Easter Saturday Pics

We attend Hope Church so we do not have to get really dressed up, but this is good as it gets for Coop. Getting him dressed was like pulling teeth and then getting a pic..we shed tears over..both of us!! But I have to say he sure is cute.

LOW LOW LOW

Ok this is Coops favorite song..he sings it all the time..

"Reeboxs with the wraps"

"big booty a whack"

"looooowwww loooowww looowww"