4th of July

We had an absolutely wonderful 4th of July at the lake with Grandma, Pops and Aunt Christie. When we first started going to lake, I had visions of Alex and Reed playing in the water, grilling out and staying up late for the fireworks. And this year, that finally happened! They had a BLAST jumping off the big blue mat into the water and going for a cruise on the boat. They also learned to skip rocks on the water and spent more time on the "beach" than I ever remember.

Fireworks, though, might have been the hit of the weekend. They stayed up super late on Saturday night for the fireworks since we just happen to have the most amazing view right from the driveway! We got in the back of the van (they were excited about the "tailgate" party) and munched on popcorn during the show. Alex is completely hooked and loved watching more fireworks on TV all weekend.

We did more water time on Sunday and grilled out a perfect 4th dinner. Monday morning we got back in the water (I was still "rocking" from all day Sunday!) and did some final jumps before heading home. Alex was completely Mr. Independent and swam all the way to the ladder and back by himself. Reed was unbelievable with his jumping and even went under a few times!

It was a great weekend from beginning to end!