4th of July/Fun at the Lake

We celebrated the 4th of July out at the lake cabin! Most of my family was there, making it extra fun! We have several traditions on the 4th:

1) Watch the annual boat parade-Rylan's favorite part is the fire boat that shoots a huge spray of water.
2)Make and eat homemade ice cream. Yummy!
3) Watch the fireworks show from across the lake. This year Rylan also had fun with pop-its and Sparklers.

4) And, most importantly, have fun!

This was Ayla's first trip to the lake cabin. I'm so excited she'll be able to join us in all the fun festivities every year!

We have spent several other weekends at the lake too! It is our favorite place to go in the summer. We've had all kinds of fun there including:

feeding the family of ducks that come visit us every summer,

fishing,

floating,

swimming,

sunbathing,

and roasting marshmallows on the campfire to make Reese's Peanut Butter Cup s'mores.