4th of July

A week ago Thursday, Tyrel texted me while he was at work and said, "How fast can you pack?" I was like well it depends on where we are going! He said he thought it would be fun to drive up to Washington to surprise my family for the 4th. So we packed up quick and left Friday morning at about 430 am and got to the lakehouse at about 4pm. They had absolutely NO clue that we were coming! We parked on the lane so that no one would see us pulling up. Then we walked to the house peeking in to see who we could see. We didn't see anybody so we snuck around to the deck area and my sister and aunt were sitting out there. I jumped out and yelled surprise! My sister just stared at me for a few seconds trying to register I think what was going on ha ha, and then she was like Lindsey! Oh my gosh! Then my Aunt Teens went into the house to get my Mom and I got to jump out and yell surprise for her too. It was SO funny! They were all shocked to see us there! It was so fun to surprise them all. For those of you who don't know, my family always has a really big party for the 4th of July at our lakehouse. We usually have some family come as well as lots of friends! We decorate the boat and then we participate in the boat parade. The boat parade is open to anyone and is just a bunch of decorated boats that circle the lake. Not only do they circle the lake, but they have a HUGE water fight with all the other boats and with everyone on the docks! It is super fun! We literally had hundreds of water balloons filled up beforehand and also used some super soakers. I didn't go on the boat this year I stood on the dock instead with my Aunt Teens and threw water balloons at the passing boats. It was so fun to hang out with my family for a few days! I not only got to see my parents, Jacob, Kristy and her kids, but my Aunt Teens and 3 of her kids as well as lots of friends! We had lots of fun visiting, playing games, having ping pong matches, playing volleyball, tubing, swimming, going for a bike ride, and various other activitites. It was a good little vacation! I want to throw out a special thank you to my sweet hubby Tyrel who loves to surprise me at random times, this was an AWESOME surprise! He is such a thoughtful and sweet guy and definitely knows what makes me happy:) Thanks again love, it was such a great trip! Heres some pics of our fun trip!

All of the family that was there.

Playing in the water

Tytyn just being cute:)

We went on a bike ride around the Brady Loop

Misty, me and Ashy

Tytyn and Kelston getting into mischief

Tyrel tearin it up:)

Papa and Tytyn

Tube ride with the kiddos, Tytyn did go on one, just not this one.

Tytyn zonked out on Grandma