Life as a CrazyMimi

While at the lake on our annual family vacation, I was asked who my favorite Punkin is.   Well folks, I have six Punkins.  They are all so vastly different and so very much loved that I told them I don't have a favorite.   However,  I really do.... Dalton is my oldest and first born grandchild.   I have albums full of pictures of him.  He was my only pride and joy for the first 15 months of his life.  He has a wicked sense of humor,  gorgeous long ringlets, is a mountain of a man, and is totally my favorite...Firstborn Punkin! Lane was born 15 months after Dalton.  Lane didn't talk for a long time.  He and Dalton had their own language for a while.  We couldn't understand them, so Dalton would translate.   Lane is so musically talented you can't believe it.  He's also very passionate about anything he believes in, and is very often misunderstood or overlooked in our family because he doesn't ma...

Sunday morning early... Well the day has finally arrived.   We are heading to the lake for our annual weeklong family vacation! So I will be going off the grid! Wait… what??? Haha!  Who are we kidding? I never go off the grid! I will be blowing up your Facebook and Instagram news feeds for the next week with pictures of my punkins and the rest of the family doing what we do best... enjoying each other's company, Kayaking, fishing, swimming, eating...ok, ok, you get the drift! As I sit here preparing to pack the car with the hundreds (it seems like) bags of food, sheets, air mattresses, fishing gear, etc, I reflect on past Lake vacations and what fun we have had!  It seems each year we have a first, and this year is no exception. Ryan's friend Hillary will be joining us for 2 days this year. And this year Angie will be with us for a second year, but this year as Jeremy's wife, not fiance! She is definitely a Boothe now, and we love her so much! Sunday mo...