We have mentioned before that Ava LOVES the water right? :o) We took our annual July 4th trip to the lake again this year, and it was even more fun this time around. Not to mention Nathan was our hero of the weekend. I think Grandma would have kissed him if she could have... he killed snake!
Grandma and I are horribly afraid of snakes, and Nathan came to the rescue. Ava of course said "poor snakey!" NO WAY!!! Funny though, after Nathan first hit the snake with a rock, he picked it up with the long pole we use for that purpose. But it wasn't completely dead, and so he put it on the dock, dropped another rock on it and then jumped on it for good measure. We of course had to wash the remnants off carpeted dock afterwords. Ava likened it to "peanut butter and jelly" and warmed me not to step in it. To her credit, that's actually what it looked like. Gross!
Ava & Gigi cooling off
feeding the ducks
a snack for our boat ride
upfront with Chelsea
Ava showing Shelley & Chelsea her angry birds game
waiting on the fireworks with Amanda
this is what we do, ALL. DAY. LONG!
... and it's wonderful
escaping, or maybe hiding, from the sun
fun with Derek
looky there... he's relaxing and enjoying himself!
(secretly, this is his favorite place on earth too)
in one of our favorite places, and yet still finding time to play games on the phone
On Friday night we set off fireworks of our own, and then on Saturday night we took the boat out and watched a beautiful fireworks show on the lake. Ava loved it, until she had to potty. But the best thing about that, we after a quick dunk in the lake, she was ready for the second half of the show.
Isn't it beautiful? We love the being at the lake, especially in the evening when it's quiet.
taken from our dock on Friday, slightly blurry.
from the boat on Saturday
