Make a Smilebox scrapbook

The week before the 4th of July our family took our first ever full weeks vacation at my parents lake. The kids were beyond excited as we counted down the days to leave. We arrived on a Friday and were planning on staying through Sunday the 5th.

The first few days were quite cold, so we took that opportunity to non-lake related activities. One day we all went mini golfing, which all of the kids enjoyed, including little Miss Tessa. We also took in the Longville turtle races, which were really fun. They kids all got ice cream cones at Frosty's afterward and had many little prizes to sort through at home!

Finally, the sun reappeared and we were all able to enjoy some good old fashioned summer fun. There was lots of four-wheeling, swimming, tubing, boating, and fishing to last a while. It was so great to see all of my little ones enjoying their time at Grandma and Grandpa's.

The week finally came to a close with the 4th of July festivities. We all went to the parade in town, then came home to have a down home American lunch with the whole entire family. Auntie Jennifer brought some sparklers for the little ones to do..which was the perfect ending to the day.

All the kids were so sad to leave, but we made memories to last a lifetime!