4th of July Fun

We went to Harris Pond for the 4th of July with my parent's ward.  Their bishop owns Harris Pond.  They had a sunrise flag ceremony and breakfast in the morning, and then everyone came back in the afternoon for a potluck and swimming, canoeing, paddle boating, slip n' slide, zip lining, and etc. etc.   There was so much to do!  Jesikah and Hayley especially loved the zip line. (see below)

Jarem and Tessa enjoyed the slip n' slide the most (Tessa's in the purple swimsuit, Jarem has the hat)

Alex was bored and wanted to go home until some boys invited him to play Ultimate Frisby (Alex is top right)

These cool parachutes dropped out of rockets someone was launching

A couple of hours before it was over, Tessa cut a big gash in her toe and had to have medical care.  Fortunately a guy who used to work in the ER was able to patch her up with the Harris' amazing first aid kit.

My parents sitting in the shade

Hayley and Jarem riding the train

My nephew, Austin, on the train

This was a cool train pulled by a golf cart and made from big plastic drums

Since Tessa's toe injury was right in the crease between her big toe and the rest of her foot, someone let her borrow crutches so she wouldn't split it open again each time she took a step

This is my nephew, Eli.  He bounces on his knees just like a kangaroo when he wants to go short distances.  It cracked me up!

Tessa had to take it easy after the toe injury, so the hammock was a good place for her

This is my niece, Abby.  Isn't she beautiful?

Alex found more fun going out on the canoe with Mike and MJ and their kids

Then he decided to go with MJ on the paddle boat too. 

 

It was a very fun afternoon excepting the fact that Tessa got hurt, but she really was a good sport.  Alex even ended up having a good time by the end and he tried out the zip line too.  My parents got moved back into the ward where I grew up fairly recently, so it was fun to see that a lot of the same people are still there that I haven't seen in many years.  I enjoyed reconnecting with old friends and acquaintances.