4th of July Weekend

What a fantastic weekend! The weather was perfect for summer fun on the river and a day at Valleyfair. We had a crowd at our house sharing the fun: My aunt Sheryl, uncle Rick and cousin Megan, their dog Carter, my mom Julie and dad Bob, Holly's mom Shonna and dad Jerry, Holly's sister Teresa, brother-in-law Russ and their daughters Alicia and Jackie, Alicia's boyfriend Ryan, Holly's sister Aimee, her daughters Kalie and Kelsie, her son Alex and their dog Skipper.

Thursday we worked on the house getting it ready to sell. The basement is finished, the deck railing is secure and aside from a little painting we're ready to put it on the market.


Mother and daughter

Friday we spent on the river skiing, tube wars (two tubes at once) and lounging around.

Saturday we went to Valleyfair. There were a few sprinkles which ended up being a good thing as the park wasn't busy. The clouds broke enough in the afternoon to make it nice and hot for the wave pool. Noticing dark clouds rolling in we did a couple last rides and headed for the cars. We ended up getting a little bit wet but not bad. By the time we were home it was sunny and hot and we spent the early evening wakeboarding. At night we sat around the fire and watched a house across the river put on a fireworks show rivaling some town shows.


Octopus


Lilly


Impending doom

Sunday was more skiing and tubing and jetski rides. A minor glitch to the day occurred when one of the jetskis sucked a ski rope into the pump and had to be towed back to the landing. Lilly headed home with Holly's family giving us the early part of the week to finish getting the house ready to show. Holly and I ended the weekend with a nice lap in the park.

The weekend was so fun it prompted comments on why we'd want to move. There were also comments on what we could all do next Fourth of July in Colorado.