At the Lakehouse

With this year being the 3rd year in a row, we can officially say that Jeff, Christine, Ryan and Emily coming to visit for the 4th of July is a tradition that we all look forward to each year. The kids get along great and it's just so nice to catch up and visit. The guys manage to squeeze in at least a round of golf, we usually take a day trip one day and then spend the rest of the time in the water. This year was no different.

Water balloons were a big hit this year. Here all 4 of them are preparing for a sneak attack on Mike attempting to nap out on the raft.

"Just the girls"

Yeah, Katelyn's been cleared to ride the Sea-Doo again!

The only disappointment was that the kids were so looking forward to a Fourth of July "firecamp" (as Lindsay calls it) and fireworks which were both washed out by a pretty good thunderstorm. We got another storm the next day, but it stopped early enough to shoot off some fireworks, so Happy Fifth of July!!

Here they are waiting for the show to start:

Lindsay enjoying some sparklers

The past 2 years we've gone to the zoo. This year we discovered a cute little park. Actually Katelyn had already been once before when Ruth took her and Ally, but she raved about it so much we decided to give it a try. The kids rode a train, a carosel, played mini-golf, went through a reptile aquarium, played on the playground, and best of all hunted for gems. Here's a shot of them sifting through sand for their gems:

And how can I leave out the highlight of Lindsay's day -- lollipops from the concession stand!

Last year when we first bought the lakehouse, Jeff commented that everything sounded better when you followed it with "at the lakehouse". We're going swimming 'at the lakehouse.' We're going fishing 'at the lakehouse.' So far it holds true! We had a great time like always, so thanks so much for making the looooong drive and coming to visit us 'at the lakehouse!'