4th of July!!!

Cross Lake

Our 4th of July celebrations this year were very different! Instead of being at home in Utah and going to BBQ's, doing fireworks, swimming, water fights, etc. we were in Louisiana. We were fortunate enough to have GREAT friends with us to celebrate the holiday! Not only were we with some new friends Andrew (Marc's co-worker), Adela and Thomas (their adorable 1 year old), but we were able to have Owen, Melinda, Strider and Linkin Leatham come out and stay

with us for a week!

For the 4th of July we rented a barge from a local marina, Barron's, and went out on Cross Lake! It was beautiful and we had so much fun riding on the tubes, swimming in the lake, enjoying the beautiful scenery, and making some WONDERFUL memories!

Below are some pictures from our wonderful day!

Andrew, Adela, Tomas, Melinda and Link (sleeping under the towel).

Shaylie and McKinley swimming in the lake!

Thomas...........he is such a cutie! I love his big, brown eyes!

Melinda

Thomas and Link driving the boat!

Marc and the girls swimming!

Adela (after Andrew pushed her into the lake)

Shaylie and McKinley

This lake is AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL!

Owen took Link on a ride on the tube and he LOVED it!

Hydration...............I know you're shocked we had diet dew on the boat!

Owen and Linkin

Marc and Link (Owen and Melinda in the background)

Shaylie, Strider and McKinley hanging out at the front of the boat!

My hot hubby rockin' the life jacket! We promised the kids we would ALL wear the life jackets. Safety first!

Andrew and Thomas

Marc and Shaylie

Owen and Strider

Marc and McKinley

Owen fell off the tube............

Marc and Owen testing the tube out!

Owen and Strider

Marc and the girls!

Gorgeous lake! We had so much fun boating and exploring the lake.