4th of July Weekend

Good evening!! Kevin and I took a break from painting and headed north to Lake Texoma for the 4th! We had a great time with family and friends on the lake!! We left for the lake on Saturday afternoon, hoping that the weather would cooperate. For awhile, everything went great! There was a nice breeze keeping everything nice and cool on the water. It was a little too cool to swim, which was nice because most 4th of July weekends you need to be in the water to be comfortable. We went out for a boat ride, anchored the boat, and played Dominoes with Kevin's parents. Everything was going great until we saw the sky turn dark. We decided it would be best to head in and try to get into the marina before the storm hit. Here are a few pictures of the dark sky on our way in. It got really eerie, but looked really cool with the water turning green. We got about 100 yards from the marina when the weather hit really hard! The rain came down super hard and the wind was crazy!! Kevin wanted to sit at the front of the boat (not a good idea) and got hit by a huge wave! He was drenched!! Here are a few pictures of the crazy weather. Here we are...not looking really great....and super, super soaked!! The weather finally calmed down and we headed back out on the water to see some family. Kevin's uncle and cousins were across the lake at their lake house shooting off fireworks, so we got on his other cousins boat and headed over. It was CRAZY!! I've never seen such a sight! As a kid, we were barely allowed to play with sparklers, so seeing this huge pile of fireworks was so new to me! The show went on for about 2 hours (seriously) and was wonderful. I sat (safely) far away from the group lighting the fireworks. It was so much fun seeing all the kids and babies (Kevin's little cousins). It was even more fun seeing the adult men have the time of their life shooting off the fireworks. I wish I had my camera that night! I was seriously impressed with the firework show and can't wait to see it next year!

We woke up the next morning, and it was the 4th of July!! And, it was a pretty day with no rain in sight! Kevin's brother and sister-in-law (Kyle and Ashley) came up for the day, as well as some family friends (The Goodes). It was a wonderful day filled with fun, swimming, and lots of food! We were out on the lake all day relaxing and having fun. As it got dark, we took the boat over to find the perfect spot to watch fireworks. We found our spot, put the anchor down, and waited for "dark-thirty" for the show to begin! It was a great firework show! They had the coolest fireworks, with some shaped like hearts, stars and smiley faces. It was nice to sit at the top of the boat with Kevin and watch the show! I was sad to see it end. We tried to take a few pictures of the fireworks, but they didn't turn out so great. Right at the end of the show, I thought it would be a good idea to video tape it, so here is a little glimpse of the show. If you listen closely, you can hear the boat horns celebrating the end of the show.(Sorry if the video doesn't work....I'm so new at this!)





Overall, it was a great weekend! I love going up to the lake, and can't wait to head back sometime soon!! We hope everyone had a fun and safe 4th of July! Now...back to painting!!