The life

My dad and his girlfriend got invited to their friend's house for the 4th of July, so they invited us. These people live right on a lake, in a beautiful house. It was such a great day. I just kept thinking, "yep, this is my dream house (when I'm done having kids and they can all swim)!" It was seriously the life. We swam in the pool, hung out on a huge raft on the lake, threw water balloons at the boats driving by (it's tradition at that lake), and soaked up the sun!Just to give you an idea of how close they live to the lake, this is their backyard...I'm so jealous!Our little fish. Julien's swimming has improved so much over the past couple of weeks. He is finally understanding how to hold his breath and swims with his head under water for quite a while! Jonah's famous jump! This was where we threw water balloons from.

My dad and kids!

Oh yeah! Again, the life!

Julien playing "hill billy horse shoes."

I grew up going to lakes. I love the scenery, smell of the water and the gas from the boats, and just that feeling of relaxation and fun! It was a perfect day! I forgot how much I love lakes!

Later that night we drove to a hill near Six Flags to watch their Fireworks show. The boys loved it! It looked like the moon was right next to the fireworks from where we were; so on the way home Julien says, "Mom, do you think the moon was scared of the fireworks?" Hehe, precious, precious! Happy 4th of July!! We really are so blessed to have the freedoms we have!