Celebrating the 4th of July



Mass of Humanity on Lake Geneva





Mary says "Hey."



This year, we decided to change up our 4th of July celebration due to my recent shoulder injury. Lou and I spent the day on the beach at Lake Geneva and then hosted a "dessert" party to celebrate our country's independence in the evening.

Lou defrosting a frozen water bottle.

This was the first time Stephanie's kids got to play with snakes. Emily became the snake expert by the end of the evening, and Matt had mastered the candle lighter well enough to light 4 sparklers at one time!!



Emily-A.K.A. "Snake Girl"



Pyro Children





We had giant bubbles, glow in the dark bracelets, lots of sweets and snacks, and a fire.





"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!"



LIttle Lucy was the star of the show, and was just as interesting as all the festivities. She handled the loud boom of the fireworks across the street like a real trooper, but by 11:00PM was getting a little tired. She did hold up a bit better than some of us older folks!!

It has been awhile since we all have gotten together, so this was a special night.





Mom and Lucy



Jeremy K.-a two-fisted eater.