Labor Day weekend at the lake

Thanks for hosting us, Linda!

Some good smiles were had by all.

Classic s'mores by the fire:

The sky was on fire:

Showing us the latest moves:

I'm mixing some iPhone shots into this post:

Omri and I played a lot of ping-pong!

Found an artifact from an earlier time:

It was a good weekend!

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Independence weekend 2026

We had a great Fourth of July weekend on Pleasant Lake with R's side of the family. I enjoyed seeing our nieces and nephews for the first time in a while!

Lucia recently turned one!

Alice followed Veronica around most of the weekend... they were super cute together!

The boys of summer:

The weather worked out really well for enjoying the lake.

Boat parade:

The neighbor really got into it:

It was nice meeting Nate's girlfriend!

Return from an expedition to the Lilypad:

Poor Salvi has broken arm and couldn't go swimming, but he loved pulling the kayak around from the dock:

Lennon spent a lot of time in the water!

Many of us did, actually.

She wanted to go out deep like Moana:

V jumps in:

S'mores with Alice:

Ezra, being helpful:

Another amazing sunset:

Linda's neighbor lit off some fireworks this year, giving us a close-up show.

This photo would have been perfect if I had caught something exploding in it:

One more dip before it was time to go:

Many thanks to Linda for hosting at her beautiful place on the lake!

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