Born on the 4th of July...Almost

We had a great 4th of July weekend. Of course the highlight of the 4th of July is always Jonah's birthday which is July 3rd. We officially have another teenager as Jonah is now 13. Luckily Jonah's birthday fell on a Saturday. There is no better way to spend a Saturday in July than at the lake.

We woke up early, let Jonah unwrap his presents and headed to our favorite lake, Porcupine Bay.

We tubed, skiied, ate and played. The temps were low but that doesn't stop us from enjoying every minute.



Jonah skiing.

Gorgeous scenery

Emma wakeboarding

Anna pulls in the rope.

Jack on the tube

Cool teenager

Loving the tube.

oops..dad drove too fast.

That's better

Happy Jonah on a wild ride by himself.



Burying Reese in the sand.

The girls love the merry go round.

Fun in the sand.

Sunday was the big holiday and I actually loved having the 4th on a Sunday. It seemed very appropriate. I had to teach RS and that was sort of a bummer but I liked doing it. After we got out of church we headed to the cabin to await the fireworks over the lake.





Due to the cool temps the lake was nearly empty. We have never seen it like this on the 4th.

Jason and Jack pass the time.

Puzzle time.

My cute niece Christie who is on bed rest. Passing the time crocheting and stitching.

Finally on the boat.

There's the cousins.

Grandma and Emma keeping warm.

I was there too. Also trying to keep warm.

Finally it's dark enough for fireworks.

We made dinner and then lounged around waiting for the 10:00 pm start time. The fireworks did not disappoint. I am so grateful that Jason knows how to avoid traffic. We always drive the back way home and it proved to be a good choice. Even with our shortcut we didn't make it home until midnight. A small plane had to make an emergency landing on I-90 which delayed traffic for hours. We talked to some friends who didn't make it home until 2:30 am. Jonah had to meet for scout camp the next morning at 5 am for scout camp.

In other news, where is Eli? He's living it up in Provo for a month. 1 week of EFY and then 3 weeks of a Chinese language and culture camp. We have only heard from him a few times. He's too busy to miss his family. I was a little nervous when we dropped him off but it's turned out to be the best thing ever for him. We sure did miss him on the 4th of July.