4th of july in governor dodge

our wonderful friends from church invited us to governor dodge park to eat, laugh, hang out, swim, and canoe. we had the best time with them, and they are fun people. they were extremely nice and allowed sam and the kids to use their canoes. :)

the weather was absolutely perfect for swimming. it was warm, but not too hot, and the water was nice and cool...not too cold. makayah and isaiah did not want to get out of the water. 

time to eat and clean up after swimming in the lake. 

the boys, being boys. :)

makayah loves playing in the dirt. she found a couple friends on the beach and they went to work building sand castles and mud pies. 

just before we actually left the park, the kids and sam went on a mini hike (while i took a mini nap) to the waterfall and caves. 

we came home from the bbq, took potty breaks, and headed back out to menona lake to watch the fireworks with some of our other friends. it was a fun-packed day!