Jane is such my water-baby! She has no fear and could spend hours in it.
A family in our ward lives right on the lake so it is a tradition in our ward to have a 4th of July party there. They do a nice ceremony, pot-luc dinner, water-tubing and skiing, games and such.
(Tommy playing some V-ball)
That night we went on a boat tour of the lake and rounded it out with some fireworks. I have to admit I was a little blue...I missed my friends and family quite a bit.
"I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with grass stains on my shoes from mowing Sister Schenk's lawn. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbor's children. I want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden. I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived."- Sister Hinckley
Family of 7
Tommy 12
Isabella 9
Rachel 8
Michael 5
Jane 1
Dave is currently working for Kohls Corporate in Wisconsin of all places. We are loving the adventure even if we are a little homesick for family.
3 comments:
happy fourth! i don't think you guys stop partying! fun to be a watson!
We missed you guys too! Looks like it was a lot of fun though! I hear we'll see you in November for a few days?! Fun!
Holidays are hard without family. It looked like you had fun though.
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