Where did the weekend go? It went with family and friends. The weekend started off with visits by Greg, Diane and family. They were in town for the weekend from Massachusetts. Greg and Diane arrived Thursday. Mark, Derek and Emily all arrived on Friday. Mark was excited to show Uncle Gary his 4-wheeler. It was funny to hear Mark ask Uncle Gary if he wanted to ride his wheeler after the many years Mark rode his.
The excitement at arrival. Ready to ride Whitaker Woods.
Laura and Kelly were just as excited to have Uncle Greg visit. They quickly got him into a round of UNO.
Saturday afternoon started with a bbq at Sheila's. Only I forgot my camera. Yikes! We gathered later at our house and Laura took Uncle Greg for a ride. He looked a little nervous with his eyes shut.
Kelly taking her turn with Uncle Greg.
Sunday took us to Sixberry. The girls were treated to the air mattress that didn't survive the tent the night before. It sure made for a nice raft though. They floated around the lake with our neighbor Joe.
Kelly demonstrating you can never be to safe around water. She later added the snorkel with goggles to swim with. What a character.
Cannon ball! Nice air to your jump Laura!
Kelly made it to the raft with a little help from her big sister.
Ever since Laura swam to the raft the first time, I have been taking pictures of her with her fingers and how old she is. I'll have to put them together someday to see how she has changed.
And what would the 4th of July be without baling some hay? While the girls and I were cooling in the lake, Gary was hard at work with the hay.
Gary reading over the directions. Amazing how bunk beds can fit into such a small box. The box was perfect for a later train on the porch. Fully decorated by the girls. 
Laura adding the snap pieces to support the bars of the bed frame. 
Sleeping beauties....
Our dear friends the Koster's were visiting from Virginia for the week. Wonderful to see them again. They use to be our neighbors on the lake before selling their cottage 3 years ago. We've known them for 28 years and share many great memories. 
Kelly enjoyed some sparklers for the night at the camp fire. 
Our laugh of the weekend... We all smelled "dead fish" around the boat. Gary then discovered there was a victim in the back of the boat. Our neighbor, Dr. Joe, was perfect for the job since he has experience with cadavers. He graciously volunteered to fish-kabob it with the marshmallow skewer. We made note that the next camp fire we will bring our own marshmallow cooker! 
What would a weekend be without playing in the sand?
Sunday was the day to finish up Grandpa's project. What a great idea... have the kids paint a room at camp. After a test of patience for me.
Kelly practicing her letters. 
Laura's wall.
A sneak peak to the room before furniture. Nice and fresh.
