Our 4th....picture overload (as usual!)

As we were getting last minute things together and loading the truck.... this is what Eli had been up to! It's a good thing daddy waited to take a shower after we were done loading things, Eli got in with him and I found him another 4th of July outfit. :) My dirty little boy! :)

Watching the parade in Coeur d'alene.

Kambria was telling the people next to us: "this is my baby brother!" She loves to tell people that! :)

After the parade we got our beach stuff out of the vehicles and headed to the beach very quickly! It was so HOT! Needless to say, when we finally got things situated in our traditional spot on the beach and in the process of trying to put lunch together, everyone was a little over heated and cranky! Thank goodness for the water! It cooled everyone off and all was peaceful again! :)

Audriana on the tube and Madeleine lounging on the fish boat

Rhiannon and I took care of the kids and had fun while George and Jon did a little running around that had to be done and took Eli with them. Thanks guys! They got to play as soon as they got back!

Eli went straight for the dirt when he got back with Daddy and Uncle George! :) Boys love dirt! :)

LOL!

Kambria was shivering and her teeth were chattering when she got out of the water.

Eli loved sitting in the fish boat on shore..................

.........but not so much in the water!

Daddy trying to get Eli used to the water

It didn't work :(

So back to the dirt! :)

Such a good Daddy! :)

Jumping the little waves!

Eli tried so hard to pick up this watermelon................

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.........................but just couldn't muscle it!....................

............he was so frustrated! LOL!

Not only my little boy got really dirty.............

................Kambria too!

Eli trying to scare me as he came around the corner in the play area in the park

2 cute girls! Kambria and Madeleine

You can't see it really well, but I love all the lights lined up on the lake from boats waiting to watch the fireworks.

Me and my cute kids with their glow bracelets (thanks Auntie Roo) ....it looks like we have an aura around us! :) LOL

There were some rough spots during the day, but all-in-all it turned out to be a lot of fun and relaxing! Another tradition done for the year! Can't wait for next year! As for the fireworks.....they were the best I think we have ever seen and we have gone to Coeur d'alene to watch them for.....I don't even know how many years?! I was going to try and take a few pics but my camera battery was too low by that time. So many other great, fun pics! :)