4th of July 2009

4th of July was a great day!

Kim, Dara, Jeremiah, Meli, Cole, and Oz on the boat at Adventure Island.

Dara and Kim... They're so cute!

We went to Jeff and Kim's for dinner. Kim and her cousin Cristi took down Kaz's flag from the new flag pole. What a perfect night!

Kim and Cristi

Isa enjoyed Elaine T's Asian Pork Butt. It was tempting to Jeff too.

Apparently Cristi's butt was tempting to Tony as well!

Shawn and Bob. I tried to get a genuine smile out of Dad and this is what I got...

Cristi keeping Elaine company while she hung out on the deck with her broken leg. She was a trooper up here all week!

Jeff's Aunt Pat came for a visit from Iowa this week too.

Lisa and Mom enjoying all the choices for dinner! Lisa ran a 10K in the morning in Tomahawk. She's having a great summer in her tent.


Elaine, Kim and Crist enjoying the fun!

Kim's 40th birthday is in a week so she got a few presents. This one was from her cousin. She kissed the frog and Prince Charming appeared! Lucky her!

Elaine and Tony sharing in the fun!

After several wrong numbers... we sang the National Anthem to Uncle Fred in South Carolina. Hope he enjoyed it! I know it was entertaining on our end!

Jeremiah, Dara, Jack T, Isa and Jack D watching the fireworks. Gigi brought 3D glasses for the kids! We like that Gigi!

Kim's nephew Aaron and his girlfriend Gigi. Aaron brought fireworks for the kids and Gigi did all the hair and make up for the kids' play. So fun!

The kids put on quite a play for the adults! This scene featured Cristi's daughter Abby and Lucas. Jack was the scene changer and added a "Du du du duuuuu" whenever there was a suspenseful moment! Ha!

The adults really got a kick out of it! It was a great night!

Adventure Island

The goal was to sink the surf skate. They put sand on the board and then carried it to deeper water where they would try to make it sink.
They added more and more sand and it became pretty hard to carry.
Teamwork was necessary.
It never did really sink so they eventually resorted to whale rides... with the youngest on the bottom?! Poor Cracker!
That's much better!

JKLMNO Visit

Jeff and Kim brought the family up to look at the house across the street that is for sale.



The kids had a great time in the new cabin





and on the rocks.
We had some time in the afternoon so we put them to work.




Spreading grass seed.


Raking grass seed.




Spreading straw....



Spreading straw really makes you thirsty!
Cole worked so hard she needed a rest!



We went for a hay ride too. Kim became a master Reuben driver...even uphill!


We hope they find a cabin up there so our sons may become soul mates too.