My dad had his now annual 4th of July party at his pond aka, Lake Rusty.
This year they added lobster to the menu. Not my thing, but it was interesting watching them cook them.
Johnny, pictured above went pond hopping with his snowmobile. He didn't make it across this time at all. They dragged it out of the pond and were able to start it up again!
Then there was a ballon fight and Mike was soaked by the time they were done because Shane and Jacob really got him good. The kids enjoyed chasing Shane around trying to get him.
After a change of clothes they brought out the sparklers for the kids. Sam was burned by a spark and has now sworn off sparklers completely. Zach was even scared to hold one after that. So when he finally did take one, he made a sparkler volcano in the sand area instead of holding it.
Mike was the fire works man this year. Jacob and Shane helped, but Mike did the majority of the work. He did a great job spacing out the fire works so that it kept our interest and it wasn't too long either.
Matt's work, Great Lakes, had their annual employee picnic at Henry Vilas Zoo. Not surprising, the kids really enjoyed it.
The kids and I attended my friend (and 3rd cousin) Jenny's wedding. She married her best friend Denny Hackel in Wausau.
The next day, after the wedding, my mother-in-law came to visit us in Janesville. I rushed home from Wausau to join them all at John and Jenny's house.
Grandma Rose left us this morning at 7 AM to fly back to CA, but has informed us that she hopes to move back to Wausau next summer, yay!!!
Phew, now on to August. Mary Beth is planning a visit Aug 8-21. Can't wait to see her. :o).
