4th of July!

This year's 4th of July was probably one of the best ever! We had so much fun and it was a gorgeous weekend to celebrate the independence of our country with friends and family at Lake Cherokee! In attendace were: Lulu, Jpop, Jessica, Jeremiah, Lilly, Melissa, Cace, Aunt Kim, Uncle Greg, Jordan, Meredith, Bruce, Sarabeth, Karson, Jana, and Craig.

We took red, white, and blue photos... 

with beads and an American flag...

We took family photos...

and goofy photos...

 We played inside to escape the heat...

L was obsessed with the cords on the blinds.

L crawled and was constantly on the move...

L waving to Jpop through the window.

We went for morning walks...

We hung out with my cousins, Meredith and Jordan...

 Sarabeth and Jeremiah played in the kiddie pool with Lilly...

We hung out on the dock...

We did lots of boating and water sports...

like TUBING...

meredith and jordan

jess, mere, and mel

jordan, mere, jess, and mel

mere and jere

bruce and sarabeth

jordan, meredith, bruce and sarabeth

megan, sb, and karson

sarabeth catching some air...

Skiing...

lulu is hard core!

 jeremiah, looking like a pro...

we taught jordan how to slalom...

his face says it all!

meredith learned how to ski too!

We grubbed down on delicious food and everyone contributed to the smorgasbord...

We played "lazy" games... 

like croquet...

and ladder ball...

We played pranks on each other...

We jumped off the top deck of the dock...

Jordan and Mere scoped it out with their snorkle gear to check the depth and make sure there were no stumps or harmful objects. Everyone jumped off... and I mean everyone! (except Lilly) :)

We floated and had great convo...

We swung on the hammock...

We relaxed on the patio...

Lilly even went on a boat ride...

And we watched the fireworks!

All in all it was an AWESOME weekend! 

Many of these photos were taken by my father-in-law, Bruce. He is a great photographer! I'm so thankful that he took some amazing action shots and did a great job of capturing the weekend in photos. Thank you for sharing them!