4th of July at the lake!

What a great day for the 4th of July. After our morning devotions with the kids for our Sunday service, we took an early morning boat ride to beat the 4th of July Water Traffic on the lake. Caleb and Seth had a great time riding the tube behind the tritoon boat (as Caleb says). Noah, Ellie and Grace were content just to sit on it as Amy held it by the dock.

Paul climbed up on the back of the boat to spot for Seth and Caleb; and as we drove back into our cove I waved at the nice water patrol man as he pulled out of our cove. Next thing I know he has his red and blue lights on and is pulling up to our boat. We received a warning for Paul sitting up on top of the back bench. He also told us we didn't need to have our red flag displayed unless someone was actually in the water and not if before 11 AM. We did receive credit for having our registration papers in the boat and for having life jackets for all of us in the boat. So if any of you aren't aware of these rules, here's a little thumbs up for you.

Amy got some good shots of the whole incident, even Paul sitting up on the back of the boat.

We went to our neighbors lawn to view the fireworks and got some great shots of them. We are so thankful for the freedoms we enjoy!