Happy 4th of July! // 2017

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

This 4th of July weekend has been the best one yet. We started off the weekend at the lake. We rode the tube, jumped off rocks, and dodged the rain all day long. We loaded up and went to eat dinner at Lakeshore, or what is now Gold Diggers. The food was great...the service was not. But sucky service couldn't ruin our day. We ended the night at a friends house watching the Hollis fireworks show, which in my personal opinion was way better than any 4th of July show I have ever seen at Point Mallard. Ya'll...I don't know why but I LOVE fireworks. They are so pretty.

On the actual 4th, we decided to load up and go kayaking/canoeing at Bear Creek. I think there was a total of 13 of us that went and we had a blast. (Well...some of us did!) 

We found this huge waterfall and stopped for lunch. It was so nice and relaxing. And let me tell you, there was lots of rocks to climb over to get actually under the waterfall. I made it over the rocks...coming back down was another story though. It was quite hilarious. 

Also, would ya'll just look at my papa's face? Doesn't he look so happy? He LOVES canoeing!! Are you catching my sarcasm? I think he would have actually rather have stayed home and hand cut every single blade of grass with some scissors...but he goes along with just about whatever his grands want. :)

Now ya'll...I have chickens. They are my chickens, but my daddy typically takes care of them for me because he put his guineas in the chicken coop and I am TERRIFIED of those loud, ugly birds. (If you don't know what a guinea is, google it! You'll understand why I am so scared.) But today, I was going to get the eggs and feed my chickens when I got home. Well thank the good Lord that I looked in the chicken house before I went in because there was a HUGE snake curled up in the corner of the nesting box. I don't think I have ever screamed so loud for my daddy.

Check out this guy. He was about 5 feet long and had swallowed three of our golf balls. And my dad...being the man that he is...walked into the chicken house, fed, watered, gathered all the eggs, then grabbed this snake with his bare hands and had to pry him out from between the nesting boxes. Then he proceeded to chase me and Hannah with the very much alive snake he had in his hands. Isn't he sweet?! (and maybe a little crazy.)

We finished off the night with some delicious supper and I watched all the neighbors shoot their fireworks.

How did you celebrate the 4th??