We were supposed to be in Fulda with Marc and Genell but homework had me grounded. We managed to have a good time though!
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We went to Val’s pool again 🙂
While Elizabeth was buying her new American Doll at MOA, Joey and I went on some rides.
We ended the weekend with a family reunion with the Hess family and dinner with my Mom, Dad, and Grandparents. We took pictures of Grandma Hess with her children and all of the great and great grandchildren.
We had Elizabeth and Joey’s birthday party today. Lots of fun swimming and hanging out with friends and family.
Singing of Happy Birthday and blowing out the candles…
We had our belated 4th of July cabin trip due to Dave and Stephanie’s wedding. It was a very relaxing week with my parents and our family only we had some good quality time and lots of fun!
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We thought of Uncle Stan when we saw this bear. Bear fight!! The kids were very eager to fish although we didn’t land much beyond a small bass and some sunfish. We spent a lot of time on the boats cruising around, playing in the water and sand, and the adults watched many sunsets.
I was extremely proud of both of the kids for trying tubing last week! The second day they went by themselves.
We went miniature golfing and go-karting. Of course, Joey and I won the race!!
The kids enjoyed the new tire swing…
Dan, LeAnn, and Murphy came to visit for a day. We enjoyed watching Dan water ski, the girls went tubing and Dan and I went knee boarding. Check out the stud that can still fit in his wet suit 🙂 We had a great day you two, thanks again for joining us!
I used my Android EVO 4G to create a video using the Time Lapse application. I set the phone on the dock and let it take pictures for over an hour.
Rain won’t stop a good time for this crew!
We had another wonderful block party this year thanks to our wonderful neighbors!!
The annual kids parade…
The kids having a tug of war. The adults had a boys vs girls and I am sad to report that the guys lost a best of three battle 🙁
Jon’s fireworks show!
Carolyn and the kids were all in the wedding this weekend and did a wonderful job. Again, congrats to David and Stephanie!!
The kids…
The beautiful falls at the park
Despite the crazy weather this weekend we had a great time. On Saturday we went to Dan Patch Day’s and came home soaked 🙂
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Playing the ‘grab’ game
It’s a race!
Carolyn and I then dropped the kids off with Grandma and Grandpa for the night and went out with neighbors for dinner and our first trip to the Shout House downtown near the Target Center. We had a great time!! I don’t know why we don’t have any pictures of Dan and Cassie!?
Today we ran some errands, Joey and I stopped and Uncle Nix’s, and we ended the day with a walk to the park on a beautiful night.
We started our day with the new slip-n-slide which the kids have been excited for a few days to try out 🙂
We ran inside before a little storm rolled through. Once the blue sky showed itself again about an hour later, Joey and I decided to join Grandma and Grandpa for a canoe ride. This ride ended up being a little adventure! When we started the clouds didn’t look like they were going to come over us, we ended up with some sprinkles though. The lake got pretty choppy about half way through our trip which made it interesting coming back. We had to pull over and bail out the canoe a little bit because the waves (mostly from boats) were coming over the edge 🙂 A canoe ride is always fun unless you end up in the drink right?!
Buck Hill off in the distance…
Once we were back on land, we ended our adventure by showing Grandma and Grandpa a cache that Joey and I had found a couple of weeks ago. We then joined Carolyn, Elizabeth, Great Gma and Gpa for dinner. What a great day!!
We had a beautiful weekend at the lake, the best one in recent memory. Lots of playing in the water and fun with family. It was a great first trip of the summer!!
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We had some fun with the ‘squirting toys’
Hanging with family…
The kids enjoyed the new “Wild Rocker”