4th of July

We just got back from a fun weekend camping adventure with our best friends! We stayed in our friends' back yard, and there were three tents for the three families, and eight kids (ages 2-9) between us!


Kiddy table


We went out on a boat ride to watch the fireworks over Sylvan Lake. Here is our friend Steve with Katie, Jessica, Megan, and Maddy.



We got a little downpour about 10 min before the fireworks started, but we toughed it out. Here's Shari, Rylen, Chris, Jessi, Michael, and Katie.



Here's windblown Jessi enjoying one of many boat rides. We spent much of the day Sat/Sun/Mon on the boat - tubing, swimming, waterskiing, etc! Jessi tried tubing (on Chris' lap) for the very first time this weekend!

Here's a cute shot of Megan on the boat. She loved sitting at the very front.

Maddy and Katie took turns attempting to water ski. Yes, Katie! Here she is in the water, being held by Tom, ready to go!

Here she is starting to get up.

Almost standing! This is the best shot I got. She made it a little ways a few times (and tipped over right away a few times, too). She was so brave to try it in the first place!

Here's proud little Katie!

It was a fun, but exhausting weekend. Lots of hours in the sun, in the water, chasing kids, and making s'mores. We all stayed up late and got up early - darn kids. The weather was great, but waaay too hot. It was 90+ and high humidity every day, and it never really cooled down at night, so we were all sweating in our tents! The a/c at home feels sooooooo good!