4th of July at PK

Every year for the 4th of July, we go to Possum Kingdom Lake with my mom's family and stay with my Uncle Brent and have a blast. In the beginning, we would stay in cabins or drive to Graham and stay in a hotel. Then, Brent bought a trailer house at the lake and we thought we were in heaven. It wasn't on the water, but it was close enough to drive a golf cart to and he had a boat slip to keep the boat in on the water. That worked great for about 4 years. Well, this spring he sold the trailer house and he and his wife, Marie, bought a lake house on the water. It is NICE. They hope to someday retire there, but for now, it is a weekend retreat and we are so blessed to be able to stay with them. Zach, Kagen, and I stayed 3 nights and everyone else stayed 1-2 nights. My cousins, Blaine and Jared, brought my grandfather home from the nursing home in Big Spring, so he got to come to the lake with us. It was the most time we have all spent together in a long time. We had so much fun! We tubed, swam, road the jet skiis, road the paddleboat, fed the geese, saw the deer, ate a lot, fished, and popped fireworks on the 3rd and 4th.

Thank you so much, Brent and Marie for having us all!

Marie and Brent at the boathouse

view from the balcony

Brent is feeding the geese and Kagen is eating the bread himself

Sitting on a jet ski with Daddy (We didn't take Kagen with us when we took them out on the lake.)

Riding on the paddleboat

wading in the water with Daddy (Kagen was very brave.)

SPLASH!

Family Picture

Jared, me, Zach, and Blaine riding with Kagen on his first tube ride (Kagen turned 19 months old that day)

Whoa! Going fast!!!!!

Aunt Cheryl and Uncle Matt watching us swim

floating by the boat house

"This is fun!"

Trying watermelon (he didn't care much for it)

Eating watermelon with Blaine, Grandfather, and Marie (Mallory, Grandmother, and Brent didn't make the picture)

Playing ball with Blaine

Fishing with Daddy

Brent and Marie decorated the house with banners for the 4th!
The bridge out to the boat house and the balcony were both lined with red, white, and blue lights.

Holding a sparkler with Mommy

Holding a sparkler with Daddy

My cousins (Blaine, Jared, and Mallory) and I holding fireworks over the bridge.

Some of the fireworks we set off