We have returned from yet another fun week at Diamond Lake! We arrived on Saturday, June 30th just in time to head to Lou & Mary Jo's 50th wedding anniversary party!
They had everyone in coordinating colors and had a photographer there to take lots of pictures. We did some fun groups, like "the outlaws" (crazy people foolish enough to marry into this family)!
And all the kids!
I did some amateur work with selfies!
We also did some large group photos on the dock!
Can't wait to see the "real" photos!
Isaac had a fun time chatting with his two great uncles!
Cake made it safely in my mom's car all the way from Kirschbaum's! It was a really fun night!
Our ride back to the rental house even had some early fireworks!
We enjoyed some kayaking with Uncle Josh!
We also gathered on the island for a birthday celebration!
Brad recently went to Peru and found some crazy masks for the boys!
Happy July Birthdays!
Isaac spent much of the week asking folks either:
1. What is your favorite organ?
2. Are you living THE life?
He enjoyed floating in the lake most of the week!
Lots of snuggle time with Bamma in the early mornings!
So, really the only negative of the week was a nasty spill my cousin DeeWee took. We have a long history (40+ years) of taking turns riding a kids bike down the dock, over a ramp, and into the lake. We had many successful runs before DeeWee took the wheels and fell, hard. He ended up with a dislocated shoulder and a broken humerus that required surgery. Glad to report he is ok and on the mend! Perhaps that tradition of bike riding is now something of the past!
Uncle Josh had a nice skiing run!
Bamma got her snuggle time during the day too!
We played "Speak It" with hilarious results!
Uncle Brad, CJ, and Meredith helped the boys do some fishing in the channel.
We had a cooking competition (Kids edition) with the theme being "magical desserts." Isaac and Bamma made some chocolate frogs!
Noah made magic wands!
And Sam did rice krispie treat lighting bolts and snitches!
Great job, guys!
The boys really loved playing on the beach!
The night of the actual 4th of July, we had CJ sleep over and did some smoke snakes.
The ice cream truck also stopped by!
We did a sunset cruise with everyone!
Then back to the house for sparklers and more smoke snakes!
We taught CJ how to play Indian!
Thursday we spent driving around Shipshewana, an Amish area in Indiana with lots of fun shops to explore!
DeeWee returned to show Dr. Isaac his bandage!
The kids got to work decorating the float for the annual Island parade!
Isaac got many trips around on Pops riding mower!
Love the Lake!
We hosted Adeline and Meredith at our rental for dinner in exchange for help with the smaller two getting to bed on time!
On Saturday, July 7th we left the rental and headed for a day on the island. The boys love the barge ride in the car!
All set for the Magical themed parade!
That evening, the boys helped Pops prepare the popcorn for the fireworks!
More sparklers and lots of glow sticks! The fireworks were awesome as usual!
And so the sun sets on our vacation week at Diamond Lake! Great times with cousins, grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and everyone!
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