TAILGATE TIME

It's almost that time of year again and we are getting ready.  On my vacation and with the help of a friend, Ryan and I have our own cornhole boards.  We have already tried them out and they are so fun.  We kept with our family them of "House Divided" and painted the cornholes the same way.  So, anytime you're looking for an afternoon of fun, come on over for some cornhole!!!

More River Fun

Well, Ryan caught his "big one" at the river!  Of course, all of our adventures come with a story.  I'm not sure what our lives would be like without some sort of funny or not-so-funny detail. 

Ryan and I got up that Saturday morning to see nothing but blue skies and calm waters as we ate our breakfast and packed the boat to go fishing.  It was a beautiful day, but extrememly hot!!!  We headed across the river and fished and then decided to try a different spot. By this point, we had a nice trout in the boat (caught by me :)).  After fishing some time, and with me catching a nice flounder that you see in the picture, we saw some fish breaking in another spot.  So we headed over and started casting.  I caught another really nice trout and Ryan was catching smaller drum.  Well, then it happened.  Ryan had a really nice fish on.  I grabbed the net and was leaning over the boat.  Ryan was still reeling and as the fish came to the top of the water, it came off.  I was able to get a glimpse of the fish, and he was HUGE!  I went for it with the net and got him!!!!!!  We jumped, hollared, and gave high-fives because it was such a big flounder and we thought he was gone.  Mr. Flounder measured around 23 inches and weighed in at 4.1 pounds.  Ryan says that's the biggest one he's ever caught... or did I catch it?????  That's the question. hahahaha! Of course, Ryan says he brought him to the boat.  :)  

We had such a great time together fishing.  I truly cherish these great times with my husband when it's just he and I together in the stillness of a hot summer day.  I only look forward to many more of these times as the years go by.

Mama June's visit

Ryan's mom came to visit us for a whole month!  How blessed are we???  We are here in front of our new grill that she helped us pick out.  We enjoyed an evening of margarita's and steaks.  We miss you and are looking forward to seeing you at Christmas!!!

Mr. and Mrs. Derek Sanderson, Jr

It's official!  Derek and Ann tied the knot on August 1, 2009.  YAY!!!