The kids in their fourth of July apparel. This picture was taken prior to any celebratory activities as evident by the hair.
Picture taking is not on the list of fun according to the kids.
After the prerequisite picture taking we took a swim in the lake.
Brian even came along. Fortunately he had the foresight to wear a life jacket as Merry and canoes don't really mix that well.
It was also fortunate we had taken along the water mat (which also
doubles a trampoline) as Brian and the kids road on it while I tried to
paddle the swamped canoe back to shore. In the end I just flipped the
canoe back over and let the wind blow us back to shore.
After Brian's near death experience we played in the shallows.
The kids eventually decided that the slip n' slide would be a better idea.
I decided to torture Merry by cooking tinfoil dinners in the bonfire, cooked carrots are inedible according to her. I just make them so I can enjoy her grimace while she eats them.
The rain hit after the lunch so we headed into the big city to get some fireworks.
Eliza was quite fascinated by the fireworks. She only lit 2 other people on fire which I consider a success.
Sam's club unfortunately only provided us with a variety of fountains and no mortars.
Luckily we have neighbors on the lake that like to blow up stuff so we did not miss out on fireworks.
We also had glow sticks which provided hours of entertainment.
I also cooked a peach cobbler over the fire, I felt I hadn't tortured Jacob, Adam and Grace enough.
Jacob about puked because he had to taste a peach and Adam and Grace cried because I ruined the good peaches. Merry and Eliza actually ate the cobbler with no complaint.
2 out of 5 we are almost at half.
Happy Fourth of July.
