The 4th of July 2011

We had a great weekend at the lake! For those who know me this is something new, me saying I love the lake buuuut, I had fun OK!!! As usual there were too many people for the trailer, but we made it work! You gotta love Chris, Gena, and the rest of the Harper's! When they showed up at the lake this weekend, they were prepared for "family time"! It didn't bother them in the least that they all had to sleep in a 10 x 10 foot bedroom.

Here they are in their room...Chris, Gena, Amy, and Doug on the floor. Tara was brushing her teeth but soon joined them. Doug eventually had to move to the bed because Rooney needed the floor space.



We got out on the lake early for us, 11am, on Sunday. We went to the beach and set up camp for the day. It was so nice out. The water was calm and so clear you could see your feet. The boys love the sand.

Ben and Chars loved the wave-runners.

Here is Chars asleep on the beach. He actually fell asleep on the wave runner with Pops and we just carried him up on the beach for a nap.

After we got back from the beach at 6:30 we started decorating the golf-cart for the parade.

Here are the Harper's and Waugh's getting ready to watch us in the parade.

Pops made an impulsive buy at the local Wal-mart and got the guys all matching shirts for the 4th! I know Chris was especially excited and kept making me take more pictures!

Here is the golf cart at the start of the parade. Notice, I am on the back with Ellodie. This is important because as the parade went on.....and on and on and on......literally through the entire soldier creek neighborhood the golf-cart got very tired. Finally just 5 yards from the finish line it completely stopped. Scott then made me get off and push while holding Ellodie. It finally started back up and he made me run to get back on the back seat...while moving mind you and I kid you not that stupid thing stopped again as soon as I set down. I will skip ahead to the part when after repeating the pushing, jumping on, and stalling out 2 more times, I finally just walked the 3 blocks home with the baby!

We ate homemade strawberry ice cream that night, which I felt I deserved after pushing all 3 of my guys in the golf-cart up the hill while holding the baby. The next morning the boys went fishing with Pops and Scott.

Yes, I know they are sunburned! It broke my heart! This is Ben's first time to get burned and I felt awful. Oh well, other than that it was a great trip!