Speaking of the boat, remember that boat project I mentioned. Well, Gary and Dad gave it another shot the first weekend there. Maybe if we just spoon feed it like a baby it will run? Not so much. After another weekend of working on it with Dad, Gary and my step-brother Dan it went to the marina.
Monday morning I found Kelly teaching her friends a game. How fitting is this game and who's teaching it??
For the afternoon we met up with my sister-in-law and niece at the beach in Alex Bay. Great sand and warm weather. The St. Lawrence River is still colder than the lake. It didn't seem to bother the girls though. 
Tuesday was the Lewis County Fair and another parade. This is a well attended fair and we have helped with the Farm Credit float for the past 4-5 years. This was the start of what would have been the float, but had to be switched up after the 30 minute down pour. The whole back was ruined by the rain. It was sad with all the work people put into it. It was suppose to be a movie screen on the red carpet. The movie projector managed to stay in the garage during the rain. The girls of course were the movie stars. 
Wednesday was a day of yard work at Dad's. The girls and I pulled weeds and trimmed the shrubs in the front of the house. When it came to checking on the planters, well we didn't touch the corn that was growing... The girls even got a chance to play hide and seek in the field of corn next door with Grandpa. They thought it was pretty neat. Kelly also enjoyed the heifers visiting out back in the afternoon. We tried to get them to come closer to the fence but they weren't interested. No matter how many times she called them. 
Thursday was a day spent at the lake. Janey came to visit and we had some adventures with the raft. We decided to try a new spot to "anchor" the raft. Only the anchor didn't anchor and when Gary came up it had broke free. We moved it several times over the weekend and finally put a new cement block and rope on it. I hope it's still there this weekend. We also had visits by our friends the Stine's and while there they found my tire had gone flat. So guess what we did on Friday?? We started the day at Dad's. It was a little cloudy and I wanted to call on the tire first. After a quick call and some time playing at Grandpa's the girls and I went to get the tire repaired. Saturday morning we decided to have pancakes. We try to do this on Sunday mornings but it seemed like a good time to have them earlier. There weren't any complaints.
And look at this project... Grandpa found instructions on how to make the game "Ladder Ball". Just had to put it together. Here are all the helpers. There was Dan, Janey, Grandpa, Gary, Kelly and Laura. 
Kelly showing her strength during the installation. Look at that concentration. 
Laura showing her form in the toss. I lost track of how many games were played but am certain it was a hit by the laughter. 
And what better way to end a vacation than with a picture of a bathing beauty making mud pies.
Gary sporting his Father's Day hat the girls gave him.
There always seem to be a project to tackle at the cottage. This weekend we tackled a wall. Or I should say Dad and Dan tackled the wall.
Hmmm, now that it is tore down we'll need to assess the structure...
And for another project, how about resurrecting the boat. This is the family boat that took many trips around the lake with the skis, tube and knee board. It's been resting the last 8 years. I'll leave the close up pictures for another time. It looks better from a distance at this point. This will be my vacation project next week. Cleaning it up and maybe ready to ride. I say maybe because I am not sure of the mechanical piece yet. Although, I had a nice interaction with the NAPA man today and educating him that it really was a fuel line that I wanted. 
It was just a little to chilly to swim for Kelly Sunday.
Happy Birthday Kelly!!! Today my little girl turned 4! She enjoyed a Pizza Hut pizza, ice cream cake and some "garden cupcakes" made by Grandma. Jenny was even there to sniff out the situation. Notice her in the background keeping a close eye on things. Jenny is visiting this week while her "mom" and "dad" are on vacation in the Cape. 
Yummy, where do I start??
Laura enjoying the party.
Kelly "unwrapping" her gift from Daddy. Trunk of the car works well for "wrapping". What other than a new tractor? I don't mind these new tractors coming home, it's when they get bigger that it becomes more of an issue. 
Kelly playing with her new tractor. She also got a new dollhouse, but decided to take the dolls from it for her tractor.
After the parade we drove up to Sandy Island Beach for a Farm Bureau picnic. Oswego County was host to the State meeting this year. Last night was the family picnic. They had clams, hamburgs, hot dogs, sausages, corn on the cob, salads, salt potatoes, and watermelon. It was a beautiful night to be up there. We really were lucky to have nice weather. Tonight was a more formal dinner at the Bayshore in Scriba. They served us a very nice steak dinner on Lake Ontario. Again the weather was great and the sunset was beautiful. I forgot my camera tonight but I would recommend the place for any reception or banquet. Here are some pictures from last night.
Then there was the black cloud that lingered over our house and Gary's fresh cut hay... What is with that cloud? Stay away from that hay, Gary wants to play. 
The weather looks like it might time for hayin'. Gary knocked down the front field today while I was at work. So when I came home I was a bit surprised because when the girls told me daddy was mowing I was thinking they meant the lawn. Not quite. 
Saturday was questionable with the weather but look at how the night turned out. 
As it got darker the fireworks started. We were quick to hop in the boat to watch them from the middle of the lake. Thanks to our neighbors showing up with the good idea to head out. We left quickly and I left the camera in the camp. But we did have a nice camp fire after to come back to. 
And finally look who I found reorganizing my cupboards tonight.....