Labor day putt-putt

Putt-putt is quickly becoming one of the kids' (okay fine, mine too!) favorite activities.  Since Clay was in Germany on Labor Day, my parents were gracious enough to entertain us for the day and take us to play putt-putt.  Highlight of the day - watching Rachel perfect her own unique putt-putt stance.  Low point of the day - the slush machine was broken at the concession stand.  The day reminded me a lot of our annual family vacation to Florida.  My parents would rent a beach house and we would go to Navarre Beach for a week.  And then one or two nights we would go in to Destin and play putt-putt and eat dinner.  If I had a little more energy right now I would dig through those albums and scan in a picture of myself at eight years old in Destin with my brother and parents, and then I would post it next to this picture:

...but I don't have the energy to do that right now so you'll just have to use your imagination.

My mom worked really hard to show Rachel the correct putting stance...

...but every time she ended up looking like this

Just the 3 of us

And in true Poppa form, he bought tickets for the kids to ride some of the carnival rides

Thanks, Mom & Dad, for making the day fun for us!