4th of July

Feeding my future pets.

Grant trying to "play" with the fish

Ava informing me that she no longer likes "Dora the Explorer" because I made her walk with me around the lake and told her that she could explore the lake like Dora. She said, "I not like Dora, and I not like exploring, now hold me mommy!"

Napping after a long day of playing!

We had a very busy 4th of July week. We went back to the farm and helped Gramps move pipe, we also went to the waterpark in Hastings and got to visit with lots of friends and family. On the fourth, we went down to the Stuhr Museum and celebrated the old fashioned way, by getting to experience an 1899 4th of July celebration. Then, we went down to the "pond" in Guide Rock and did a lot of fishing, and eating as well. I can say that this was the first 4th, where we actually had to wear jackets to stay warm. Hard to believe that jackets were needed in July! On the way home, we caught some of the fireworks from the small towns, but sadly, missed Guide Rock's display. (We always joke about their fireworks, since there are only about 50 people who live in the town and if you blink, you'll miss the fireworks :) When we got home, we lit our own fireworks, and everyone seemed to enjoy them except for Grant who didn't like the loud noise, hopefully, he'll change his mind next year!

The fireworks were really lit the right way, I was just holding the camera wrong:)