Fourth of July

About a month ago we canceled our plans to Long Beach for the Fourth of July (the price of gas alone to get us there was going to be ridiculous). Instead, we decided to meet up again with Daniel and his family at Rattlesnake Lake. Considering we pulled everything together the night before, the day turned out great. We bbq'd lunch and dinner. I made homemade strawberry and peach pies for dessert. All the boys played hard. Both Pete and Daniel bought an inflatable raft to take out on the lake. We were there from 10am until 9pm! When we got back home, people were just starting to light fireworks in the street. Clifford and Kristjan were so tired and exhausted, they could've cared less and went straight to bed. Pete and I were so tired as well that we only heard a few 'booms' from the fireworks before we passed out, soundly asleep :)

Rattlesnake Mountain early in the morning.
Our nice little camp spot


Daniel getting in a tiny bit of trouble with Jessica (his face is priceless)

It's all fun and games in the boat....
...until Uncle Pete tips you in the water!





Daniel and Pete going out for one last row on the lake

Rattlesnake Mountain right after the sun went down
A quick pic of the boys (minus Donavan) before going our separate ways for the night