Wednesday is a weird day for the 4th of July

I'm finally getting around to posting this, but do you agree? Having a holiday right in the middle of the week seems sort of odd to me, but it did make the work week go quickly. We have been having a big heat wave the past few weeks, so it was a very, very hot and sticky day that we spent mainly in the lake. And enjoying good food of course.

My family has a cottage in Newaygo county, MI and I have spent many happy days there growing up. The lake water was in the mid 80's, so although it wasn't as refreshing as I would have liked, we still had fun floating around and taking the dogs for a swim. 

Every year the lake holds a boat parade, with the prize of a watermelon and a trophy for the winner. Almost every year...we WIN!! With my aunt Shelley and uncle John in the family, it's hardly a fair competition for the other people. I mean seriously, look at this thing! Made out of a refrigerator box and paint, we had Michael Phelps leading our Olympic themed boat into victory. Well, we actually came in second, but still got a trophy.

 My parents and Ted watching the boat parade go by. There were some creative ones this year including cowboys and a Disney cruise theme.

One thing we didn't do this year was stay for the fireworks. It's an hour drive from the cottage back home, and with having to get up for work the next day, we didn't want to stay too late. So our day was pretty low key, but it was nice to be with family and have a day off from work. Happy summer everyone!