Fourth of July

We spent the day at our friend Daniel's camp at Lake Claiborne on Sunday.  We didn't go until around 4 because we were going to stay and watch the fireworks.

Gill, Daniel, and Jeremy getting things ready to go!

We rode out to Snake Island and just enjoyed spending time out in the water.  There weren't as many people out on the lake as I thought I would be.  I was glad it was a calm day.

We went back to Daniel's and started to cook.  We grilled pork chops, had potato salad, and I made Cowboy Beans, per Jeremy's request.  The recipe for the beans was huge and I ended up having to add extra beans because of the amount of meat I had added.  (*Gill has a grinder and had packaged a deer himself.  I thought each Ziploc contained a pound of meat... well, Gill just filled up the Ziploc and did no measuring!  Next year, Gill will grind and package his deer in measured amounts so I will know what I am dealing with while cooking!) We snacked on Rotel and I made red, white, and blue cupcakes for dessert.  We ate out on the porch and it was great looking out over the lake.

We cleaned up and then got back in the boat and rode out to see the fireworks.  It was so beautiful with the sun setting on the lake!

Gill enjoying the boat ride!

Jeremy and Annie rode in the front of the boat...

We went to another camp on the lake to watch the fireworks with a friend of Daniel's from work.  Daniel and Annie enjoyed the fireworks!

On Monday, the 4th, we went to Bernice to spend the day at Aunt Lynda and Uncle Bob's.  Gill and I spent most of the afernoon in the pool... it was so hot!  I brought the left over beans and they grilled chicken kabobs and a brisket.  We had lots of good sides to go along!  It was fun to get to hang out with family and friends for such a fun weekend!