I'm not talking about spending the weekend with my sweet Valentine (I think we've graduated past puppy love), but we did have a nice dinner out with Rachel & JP.
Much of the rest of the long weekend we spent like this...
...staring at their 8 Golden Retriever puppies. Each has a different colored ribbon collar and a spice name...not that we remembered. We'd just call them by their collar color (say that 5 times fast).
On rare occassions (like when Nash was napping) we even let the kids hold one on its own...usually the loud ones to calm them down.
Lula hung with the Everitts for the weekend because we figured 10 dogs in one house was plenty. Being with the Knowlton's pups reminded me of the days of little Lula - who turned 3 this month - she was so cute and tiny....
...she's still cute, just not as tiny.
On rare occassions (like when Nash was napping) we even let the kids hold one on its own...usually the loud ones to calm them down.Lula hung with the Everitts for the weekend because we figured 10 dogs in one house was plenty. Being with the Knowlton's pups reminded me of the days of little Lula - who turned 3 this month - she was so cute and tiny....
...she's still cute, just not as tiny. 
I love this shot of the pirates escorting Buzz (Nash) and Pooh (Calleya).
My favorite costume of the night wins bonus points because of his accessories. Nascar drivers can trick or treat 
I could just call the it the First Ever Carpenter Vacation. Yes, we've travelled. Yes, we've called those travels vacations. But EVERY vacation we have ever taken together has involved visiting our family. But I digress...
Har surfed for the first time.
We all played in the waves. 
We relaxed in the shade.
We had an impromptu Pirate Day.
Nobody liked this stuff, and there was LOTS of it. Everywhere.
We enjoyed the view.
We paid 50 cents for 3 minute showers. 
We roasted marshmallows. Some of us ate s'mores.
We enjoyed cool treats. Some of us were messier than others.
And we exercised...lots.
