4th of July Vacation

Well, here starts the review of the month of July. We spent an on and off again week at Grandpa & Grandpa Risdal's lake home. Three of Judd's sisters were there to visit as well, with most of their families (husband's had to work).


Xander spent most of his time fishing off the dock. When he wasn't fishing off the dock he wanted to (and many times got to) go fishing from the boat. Gee - nothing like his dad, right??

Judd and Tom played a little "Norwegian Golf" - when they weren't fishing with the kids.

Clara and Holden thought they should play some, too.

There was sun and sand...

A little bit of crazies...

And, of course, Tom's ribs...

Last, but certainly not least - The Fireworks!! We went to a new spot this year - the middle of a horse pasture temporarilly converted into a very large parking lot. We were so close that we had to slouch down in our chairs and look almost straight up to see them. It was one of the best shows I have every seen. It lasted well over 20 minutes. Here are a couple of pics and a video of the finale (just over a minute) - in case you didn't get to see a good show this year.



Overall, it was a great week spent with family all in front of a great view.