June 26-28 at Silver Lake...

The kids have been wanting a trampoline for quite a while now, and we weren't quite sure if this was a purchase we wanted to make or not cuz I know everyone who has one sooner or later ends up taking their child to the emergency room. So Randy told the kids they could have one if they gathered up all the change they could find...or that we had been saving. So they jump right on that and Malissa and Zach counted alot of change to see if they were even close to getting one and as you can see...they were.
We also though this would give them something to do here

TEAM WORK.

Testing...1-2-3...

The first couple of jumps.

Jump...jump...jump jump!

With the wind blowing as crazy as it was...We thought we had better tie down the trampoline. So we had Grandpa use his sailor techniques with knots and stack down the trampoline.

Even Grandma wanted to jump! Way to go Grandma!

BFF = Bestest Friends Forever.

I think this picture may be a lil deceiving from the angle I shot it from, but no matter what R.J was FLYING HIGH!

Zach & R,J being cRaZy.

Malissa and Maycee had an fun time catching bullheads. I would say quietly fishy bite Malissa's hook and Poof there was a bite. So Maycee said I want to catch one...SO I repeated the words. Fishy bite Maycee's worm and Bam a fish bit. It was so funny.
Maycee's First fishy!

Then as each person came off the dock up to the deck were R.J and I where sitting they each made a comment like, "Ewe...gross." and waving their arms. I couldn't see a thing that they where swatting at so I thought I'd take a picture and above is what I captured. Not sure what they were...But it was, "Ewe...Gross!"

Time for some campfire smores. Mmm...

So finally we got to get the boat in the water a take a view of the lake from the water.

The Driver...

The passengers...

Sammy's first boat ride too. He loved it.

The girls had a fun time swimming in the water and playing in the MUD!

Then even decided to jump in with their clothes on. Silly girls. I love this picture!

The field portion of the land has now been planted with a combination of grass and clover. So after supper the girls and I decided to be a lil nosey and check out what other have been doing on their lots.
On Saturday night about 9:10pm a storm came rolling in. The sky was AMAZING.

The storm only lasted about 10 minutes but was so pretty...if a storm can be pretty watching it roll on through.

The main goal this weekend was to put a railing on the deck.

A close up of the corner caps. I love the color we choose. Brass with black speckles.

So with the help of Grandma & Pa Gebel and the boys...

Awe...so innocent.

The look came together. I felt like I was at some fancy resort while sitting in my lawn chair over looking the water.

Now to get the steps down to the dock built. It all takes time and of course there needs to be fun times too like...TUBING.

The weather was a tad bit windy but since we had the entire lake to our selves we decided to give tubing a try. So the kids began to blow up the H2O Inn tube thingy.

The boys go first in trying out the new tube.

as the girls look on.
Now their turn. We go a lil bit s-l-o-w-e-r for them...at first.

Then hang on...

It was a very fun, exciting, windy, pretty and productive weekend indeed!