4th of July Shenanigans and more.....

I was lucky enough to get the 4th of July off of work this year, unfortunately Christine had to work. I took the kids to the parade in Schoolcraft. They really enjoyed the candy catching!



A couple days later we left to go to Silver Lake for the first time this summer. It was our trial run with the baby. I forgot how much you have to pack when you are carting 2 adults, 3 kids (one that is an infant), and a dog! We were only gone a couple of days, but any outsider would have thought we were leaving for a month. The lake was tons of fun. I got time to myself to read with out being bugged, Christine went fishing with Isabelle a few times, Jericha made a permanent dent in the sand from her bottom, and Josiah just hung out where ever we sat him. It couldn't have gone any better. Sometimes I just need time away from the day to day grind to take a deep breath and relax.

 This is a picture of Jericha at 11:30pm after she has had ice cream and smores! SMILE your ready to crash!

 Christine and Isabelle taking a break from the fishing frenzy.....

  Josiah chillin in his old man chair.