4th of July Weekend

What a weekend we had up at the cottage!  We spent the last five days swimming, paddle boarding, riding in a parade, and lighting off fireworks.  Dad was able to score some stand up paddle boards to bring up with us, and they were the hit of the weekend.  Everyone LOVED the boards, although I had some reservations about riding on one for the first few days.  By day four though, Mom had convinced me to give a shot with her, and I'll admit, it was "a little bit" fun.  (Dad's bribe of ice cream from the candy store if I gave it a try didn't hurt either.)  Lily thought they were awesome, and rode on them every day, even going with Mom for a trip all the way around the lake.  The boat parade on Munger Lake was more up my alley.  I am all about comfy chairs and railings that help prevent me from falling in.  

A good majority of the weekend was spent swimming.  Lily couldn't get enough of swimming in the middle of the lake off of the paddle boards.  She was frequently heard begging to head out for a swim, so much so that by the end of the weekend we determined that she is part fish.  I preferred the comfy confines of Shay Lake, where we were able to swim with our cousins, John and James.  I even braved the deep waters, swimming all the way out to the floating raft.  We also took Wrigley swimming at the boat landing, where we managed to convince Mom to let us go in as well even though we didn't have our swimsuits on.  Good thing we had cute underwear on!  

Fireworks were another highlight of our weekend.  Uncle Robb provided quite the show and we took part in the action with pop-its and sparklers.  Lake John had their annual display as well which was quite impressive.  Along with fireworks comes darkness, which means Lily and I got to stay up way past our bedtime every night.  Long naps during the day allowed for some nighttime fun including star gazing and s'mores from the camp fire.  Throw in a manicure/pedicure for Lily thanks to AJ and Miranda, and a pet frog and turtle that we captured, and the weekend is complete here in our world!