July 4 never ends, part 3

What a way to start the day with views like this



One day we travel to the corner pub and the boys find a favorite "guy" thing to do.





Even Great Grandparents Evelyn and Bud join in the fun.





Kevin shows off his winning form.

OK, this is NOT going to happen!!



No wonder we were tired, so much to do ,seems like we did not have time to sleep.


Dennis , Kevin and Kelly all have their Birthdays in the month of July so we went to the Fireplace for the Monday night car cruise and to celebrate the Birthdays.



Dennis was not crazy about all the attention but Kevin gets into the spirit of the day.





Grandpa won a set of funnels in a drawing . Kelly thought they would make a fine party hat..






Gathering all the family Corvettes on the street outside Dwight's garage to travel to the Fireplace and Cruise.
Which one do we get to ride in?? Dwight's '57' or Grandpa's Z06 , Yellow Stretch or Uncle Jeff's speedy convertible??


Uncle Jeff takes Dennis on the first leg in the 57....


OK, Mike draws the lucky number and gets to drive Jeff's tricked out car and the blond [Lisa ]that comes along for the ride. Hey ,I thought this cruise was guys only!!!!





More photos I found of the lake activities,, anyone who wants , gets to try the wake board. Dennis getting some air time






Mike has fun and makes it look easy for a "first timer".






Lisa Polzin on her new Wake board showing her form.



I found many more pictures to include, they depict the many hours the tubes were in use.Even after this action Dennis stayed on.





He just likes the daredevil stuff.


Getting ready for another tube cruise.."All Aboard"


We are not that far out in the sticks that we do not have the Ice Cream truck playing the pied Piper music calling all children,,


The truck goes to the end of the street and back so we wait for the return trip.
"Look, Look, we have money."

"Me first, I want this one".


Sitting on the old fashion Tractor tire tube with Aunt Connie is lots of fun also. You don't always need a motor.



Things must be winding down because we are sitting still for a few seconds, can sleeping be next? Almost.


Moe likes the boat and gets worn out too.




Boccie ball becomes a challenge with so little open space we make the obstacles a part of the game. Play it where the white ball lands. The narrow strip between the houses is now called the Alley of play. Stay out of the Tomatoes..


If your ball goes down the hill into the lake ,,, well so do you..




Sing, sing, sing, so much fun to end the day with music. Thanks again to Gary and Katie for joining us..




















































































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July 4th week Part 2

This is a bit lengthy but fun for me to relive it all,, I hope you enjoy.



Don't you think Lisa's boat looks good on Devon's boat lift. It took all 3 yards for enough space to handle the fun. Thank you to our good Neighbors..











Lisa and Jeff and girls arrive by water as do most of the parties.


With so many people, we "install" extra sleeping accommodations in the yard with a tent, Now this is not your old fashion style camping , it has a 30 inch high queen air bed,many pillows, comforters , snacks , and a flat screen TV with a DVD player...call 1-800-fun time for reservations. Showtime in the tent, get your tickets and popcorn;[back] Alex, Kristi, Kelly, Hannah, [front] Dennis,Gabe, Kevin.






Lisa has her 'Moomba' for lots of water sports. Kelly, Kevin, Lisa.


There is ALWAYS someone in the yard to visit with . have a drink with or

eat , but talking and catching up seems to be the favorite activity..











Ken, Missy, Tina, Connie, Denise





July 4Th morning finds Lisa and Ken loading the bikes into the boat for the trip to Cases Island and the Island parade. The kids love taking their bikes across the water for the parade.




Waving to the Crowd that is staying behind.
On the Island getting ready to start the parade.


The real reason they come is the 'build your own' Sundaes after. What is better than an Ice Cream Sunday for breakfast on the Fourth of July..




During July 4Th afternoon the crowd starts gathering at Eagle Point or the new Pig Beach, or piglet beach, or , well it is known by many names.

There is drinking, music, swimming, drinking, socializing, singing, drinking,
We cruise by just to see what we can see,, oh someone we know being interviewed by the local TV station that is being chauffeured in the Sheriff boat. We all need our 15 minutes of fame somehow.
An Army of Deputies from the County Sheriff are stationed on the shore to watch the fun ,oops, I mean patrol, get flirted with by the drinking females, stop the nudity , and be harassed by the macho males,, What do you think? , tough duty or not?








As darkness falls, like Ants to a picnic, the boats gather in front of the Island for the Fireworks show. We opt to sit on the hill and watch , we have invited many over to share the space and almost ran out of room, we needed stadium seating.. The water in front of the house was non-stop boats and pontoons tied up side by side from Patton's to Fullers for about 170 feet.

Early the next morning before anyone was up I had to come out and take a picture, The yard actually looked better than I thought it would after 50-60 pairs of feet hanging out the night before.. The beer can fairy must of come during the night..Someone cleaned up..
If it was as much fun for you as it was for me,,,, stay tuned for part 3



























































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