Weekend Fun

So all week this week Marky went to a 1/2 day "Chess Camp". He had learned to play with Daddy (mommy still doesn't know how to play) and we let him go to camp to learn some more about it. He LOVES it- he had the best time at camp and really tried to pay attention. On Friday the coach had a little tournament between two different camps. Marky played and amazed us by winning BOTH of his two matches! He really knew what he was doing and won by getting the other guy in checkmate. They shake hands before and after matches and have a clock running so it's very fast and much more exciting than I was expecting.

In other fun news, we finally joined Alabama Adventure today. It may not be fancy, but it sure is a nice place to cool off and enjoy the summer. We played at Salamander Bay most of the day and did the lazy river and just a couple of the big slides. Tucker LOVED this johnny jump up thing in the water- he jumped in it a ton and laughed and laughed as his feet splashed. Julia spent her time on this baby slide and talking to strangers. :)

You could hear the giggles coming from baby boy as he flew down the slide.

After swimming we relaxed and had snacks. A wonderful wear-out-the-kids day. I hope we can go again and get our money's worth- I'm a little nervous to go by myself- but maybe if I can talk a friend into going with me.... hint, hint everybody.