Martin Family Picnic

Our niece Catie planned a family gathering otherwise known as the Martin Famly Picnic. We met up with the family on the otherside of the metroplex at a park in Plano that has a large pavillion. The menu included fried chicken, brisket, potatoe salad, cole slaw, chips, dip, baked beans, mashed potatoes, rolls, homemade biscuits, fruit salad, seven layer salad, homemade cookies, and brownies. You could say we had the food thing covered! The kids enjoyed water ballon fights, hoola hoop contests, running around on the playground, chasing bubbles, chasing puppies(Aunt Amy brought Ranger and Riley), eating good food, and visiting with everyone there. The rain held off and it was actually pretty nice being outside in Texas at the beginning of July. We still have yet to break the triple digits this year because of all the rain. The day started off with both kids in cute little outfits, but as usual they ended up running around half naked(diapers and shoes), but happy as can be! We had a great time and as usual after having a family gathering and lots of playtime the kids were pooped. The only downer was that they are now most definately two and are pushing their limits. We spent a lot of time chasing after two little ones who would not stay in the designated area. Catie did a wonderful job organizing the event and we are very proud of her! Way to go Catie! And the only other downer was finding out that one of the storms that came through this afternoon knocked out the power at our house. Obviously it's back on, but it did make getting Henry and Emma down a bit more difficult. Once they were settled it didn't take them long at all to fall asleep. I'll post pictures tomorrow. I'd do it tonight, but it's late and I took a lot of pictures(roughly 130)- still have to sort through them, and I'm tired.