4th of July 2008

by Brooke on July 17, 2008


On the 4th of July we headed out to Yuba Lake for a day on the boat.

Jaden and his wakeboarding skills….


Haylie was a great boater baby–luckily all of our kids have been great on the boat since they were babies. She just ate and slept and relaxed all day.

The kids had a blast playing on the beach–it’s a giant sandbox! Annie loved getting all muddy and then washing off in the water. She did this all day long! Brandon liked being a mud monster and chasing everyone. :) We all helped build an awesome sand castle with them.





The finished masterpiece–with a moat and a patriotic flag. :)

We had lots o’ fun hanging out with the fam, wakeboarding, laughing, playing, and eating.





We got home in time to do fireworks with the neighbors, but I didn’t stay long as the girls were falling asleep. What a fun day!!

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brit July 17, 2008 at 10:27 pm

That looks like such a blast!!!!!! We are heading out to the lake for the first time this weekend & I can't wait! The summer has just seemed to fly by. Glad you had a great holiday weekend. I am going to shoot you over an email in just a sec. I have a random question. Chat with ya later.

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Preds Girl July 17, 2008 at 11:03 pm

Holy cow!! Your kids are getting so big! The last time I saw you was at Thanksgiving at your parents house 5 years ago…I think your little boy was about 1-ish. I haven’t ever met your little girls…but they are so dang cute!

It was great to see pics of your mom and Gareth, too. Such a cute little family!

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Mary July 18, 2008 at 8:41 am

What a great way to spend the holiday! Great pics as always. How fun that your Grandma can join in on the fun!

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Natalie July 18, 2008 at 9:02 am

I love Yuba. That’s definitely a cooler way to spend your 4th. I love the sand castle. The picture of you and Jaden is great. You always take the cutest pictures! I think you need to teach lessons on how to use my camera.

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Julie July 18, 2008 at 10:49 am

Looks like a very fun day. I love all the great pictures…especially the one of you and your angelbabe! I also really like that last one if Brandon and Annie in the background…super cute!

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Emilee July 18, 2008 at 4:00 pm

What a fun day at the lake! There is NO BETTER way to celebrate summer holidays than on the lake! Oh, & I love that every little girl I know has that SAME life jacket!

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Jason & Kelli West July 19, 2008 at 7:39 am

Brooke, I totally LOVE the pictures! Tehy capture the moments really well! I’m glad you guys had such a fun day! I just LOVE boating! Nothing better than!!

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Meggara July 19, 2008 at 12:51 pm

whenever i see posts such as this i always feel real left out but then i remember that you are ryan’s family and not mine..haha. you all are lookin great! hopefully i’ll get to see you all soon.

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emily July 19, 2008 at 9:11 pm

oh, that looks awesome! you look great! my kids will be jealous of the sand castles. i’m glad you are having a great summer.

oh, and haylie. she is getting so beautiful – well, i guess she always has been.

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Chereebee July 20, 2008 at 1:30 pm

glad you had a fun 4th!! Fab pictures! I love boating – so much fun!

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K&K July 21, 2008 at 5:45 pm

so cute! That one of you and jaden is like frameable material!

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