Monday, July 6, 2015

4th of July Celebration

Friday noon, we got to John's Lake and the kids made a beeline for the beach.
Once we all had our swimsuits on we swam out to the raft. We absorbed all the sun, sand, and water we could for one day, and all went to bed pretty early. 
On Saturday morning, the 4th, we drove back to the cutest little all-american town to catch some of their festivities. They had a fun old fashioned playground and events going on all day long: craft fair, food vendors, duck race, kid games, parade, pie eating contest between public figures, music and fireworks. 

 But we couldn't stay for all that when the family and boating was waiting for us back at the house.
Ryan, Alyssa, Ben and I went tubing together for ride that still has my upper body aching.
 Lydia's ride was much much tamer.
 Cousins always: Stacy, Kristie, Aaron (birthday boy), Tracie, Amy, Julie, Curt, Angela, Justin, Ryan, Sarah, Nicole, Amy, Zach, Holly.
Adorable little Abigail under Dad's hat. 
They tried holding up their approx. age in fingers:
Lydia (5) Violet (2) Aaliyah (4) Abigail (3)
The girls floated between all the activities and tents and stumbled into Amy's bags game. She was so sweet to give Abigail a little instruction and practice.
Glowing and ready for a fireworks show!

 Some are happy, some are not; but by golly, they are all in one spot!
Egan, Carter, Arya, Natalie, Carly, Ava, Nora, Audrey, Evelyn, Aaliyah, Lydia, Abigail, Violet 

1 comment:

gma Jan said...

Looks like plenty of action!! Bet y'all slept great after all that fun and excitement.

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