sprinklers, splashes & sea-doos... fishing, fireworks & fun on the 4th

We spent the fourth of July weekend at the lake. The kids had such a great time. They got to splash and play in the sprinklers with a special friend, ride on the sea-doo with daddy, ride & drive the boat with JT, fish off of the dock with anyone who would join them, stay up late two nights in a row to watch firework shows, and simply enjoy the simple life at the lake!!! Not to mention, several of their favorite people were there too. Marmie & JT spent the whole weekend with us along with my grandmother, Granny. The kids really enjoyed playing with Granny. They kept her really busy! Amy & Chris also got to come spend Saturday night with us. Nothing could be better than celebrating the 4th of July with family at the lake!

Here is Berkley running through the water with the surprise guest, Ella. She is my sister's great dane, and she LOVES to play in the sprinkler!
Beckham had so much fun playing with Ella. I think she could be his horse!Beckham had fun moving the water around for Ella. They made a good team.

Berkley really enjoyed riding the sea-doos with daddy. She drove really fast, turning circles on the water and jumping the waves a little. Who knew she would be a little dare-devil on the water?Beckham had fun on the ride too... he LOVES to drive anything and everything.
Beckham got a chance to drive JT & Marmie's pontoon boat all by himself and he had a BLAST! (Good thing we went for an early morning ride before the lake got busy!)Berkley enjoyed the relaxing ride. She was really taking it easy!Brenner enjoyed the ride as well...
but it was a little too relaxing for him!

Beckham wanted to fish every opportunity he got. He had so much fun simply having someone cast his line into the water and reeling it back in. He did this over and over again!Thanks to JT for being Beckham's fishing mate. Berkley gave fishing a try a few times too... but she quickly grew tired of it. I don't blame her. I think we'll leave the fishing up to the boys!
Lake Brownwood had firework shows both Friday and Saturday night. The biggest show was Saturday night, but we enjoyed watching them both. Berkley was so excited about the fireworks since it meant she got to stay up really late. She and Marmie got a spot on top of the dock for the show, and Berkley loved every minute of it!
Beckham entertained the rest of the crew on the dock. Here he is swinging with Amy and Granny.

What would a weekend at the lake be without spending a lot of time just enjoying the outdoors? Brenner had a new swing waiting for him on the deck, and he was extremely satisfied with it.There was a lot of Old Maid to be played as well. Marmie & Granny were really good sports.

We couldn't have asked for a better 4th of July weekend. (Except for the fact that daddy was playing in a golf tournament in Abilene and did a lot of driving back & forth all weekend missing out on some of the fun!) The time we did all have together as a family was priceless though. The kids are already asking when we will be back at the lake. Do you blame them?