the 4th at the lake

It's pretty nice there.  Hot air balloons are so cool.  

She'll sit and swing for an hour. 

We brought glow sticks and lanterns on the boat before fireworks. 

We walked to Maria's for the pancake breakfast.  Charlotte fell asleep on the way there but perked up when we started eating pancakes.  

They had all the firetrucks out to play in. 

The little neighbor girls are so fun to play with. 

Tan lines in wrist rolls.  

Oh hey blue eyes. 

Grandpa and Grandma Goote came out for fireworks night.  

This one couldn't take it anymore.  

We decorated the golf cart for the Green Lake Parade.  

Best one I got.  I probably had 20.

The baby kept trying to eat rocks.  

So delicious.  Also Charlotte says "num num" now.  It's the best. 

My mom put Elise to work trimming her moss.  With scissors.  

Only sorta kidding.  Elise thought it would be fun for a second.  My mom actually thought it was fun and did it for a couple hours.  

She crawled all around in the water.
Also that's my mom trimming her moss.  

It really is a thing of beauty.  My mom and the moss.  

We took cinnamon rolls and coffee on a cruise around the lake this morning and then Elise and Nick caught a few fish in their jammies. 

She was so freaking tired.  She was out cold like two seconds after I pulled out of the driveway. 

God bless America.