Fourth of July

Here we are, back home from a fantastic fourth of July week. Jacob and I travelled to Roanoke, Virginia to visit my aunt and uncle for the fourth. Then on Wednesday, we went to Lynchburg to the lake. The weather was beautiful, the food was terrific and we had a blast with the family. The only thing that was missing was Frank. He opted to stay home and work on the farm to get ready for our vacation to Charleston next week.

So, here are some pictures from the fourth. Enjoy

This is Jacob with his cousins, David and Christopher. The other one is Jacob on his hammerhead shark float. Notice the yellow gizmo on the top - it is a water squirter. How cool is that?
Jacob had a blast in the lake with David and John. They were in there almost all day. I thought they were going to grow gills.This is me and my cousin Ginger. We grew up like sisters. And here is my sweet, darling, Aunt Gay. She is my second Mom.

This is D.J. and Sissy - then, Sissy and Kelly chillin' in the hammock. And, me with Sissy.

D.J. and Sissy are such terrric people. They live in Charleston, so we are going to catch up with them next week. We are looking forward to having some fun with them. I haven't known them long, but D.J. is Kelly's brother, and Kelly is married to my cousin Mark. (see the connection?) So, I am really, really looking forward to building a long and wonderful friendship with Sissy and D.J.

I really just adore Sissy - she is so much fun and we have tons in common. I hope we will be close.

Finally, here are some pictures of the lake and a few of the locals - you might say that we had our "ducks in a row."

Blessings.