May-North Carolina with the Qualley Family

In May, Grant's parents flew us out to North Carolina for a week at a lake house. The house was HUGE and there was plenty to do. We spent most of the time boating, tubing, swimming, eating, playing games, reading, and taking naps. :) It was a much-needed get-away and the Qualleys, as always, had a blast together and laughed a lot!The lake house came complete with a pontoon boat so we took full advantage! Duke and Dad were perfectly happy just driving around the lake.

The houses on the lake were quite impressive. This particular house had a heli-pad!I, not being the greatest of drivers, was a little rough out on the lake. I think I made the guys nervous. :)
The boys were so fun to watch when the tubed...or wiped out. ;)
I was a bit ridiculous on the tube. Going...going...

gone!

In the middle of our week, Grant & I drove up to Richmond to visit my dad's side of the family. Here is Grant with Aunt Mylene, Mommom, and our Uncle Toad. (Grant's first time to meet this particular aunt & uncle.)

Here are the Qualleys with Mommom. She was so excited to get to visit with us. :)

While in Richmond, we picked Caitlin up for the airport. She has to fly in later that everyone else but we were so excited to see her!

The Qualley kids fishing from the deck.

The Qualley girls together again! We were all more than a little surprised that Caitlin actually braved the lake.

Caitlin: "This water smells like frogs!"
Qualley sisters, enjoying the lake together.

Captain Qualley :)

We did lots of fishing on this trip. I caught four fish! None of them were big enough to be keepers, but I was still proud of myself. Grant: "That's just a little guy."

More tubing fun...or in Grant's case, just hanging out!

Grant & I obviously need to purchase a boat one day. This is the life!

I couldn't get enough tubing. Well, that's not entirely true. I had more than enough after Duke dumped me hard enough for me to skip across the lake several times like a giant rock. Needless to say I had one big headache that night.

Caitlin and Grant did lots of fishing on the last day of our trip. And it paid off for Grant!

Caitlin also managed to snag one on the smaller side...by the tail. This picture is priceless. Her fish started flopping as I took the picture and Caitlin was NOT amused.

The end to a great trip...