July 4th at Priest

We celebrated this nation's birthday at Priest Lake, Idaho once again this year with Grandma and papa.  It was an absolutely wonderful weekend which filled my little brain with memories I will cherish forever.  Priest Lake for our almost three year old, was a dream come true.  He filled each and every day to the brim with dirt, frogs, swimming, and lots of love from Grandma and Papa. 

Our highlights included:

• Meeting Grandma and Papa at the airport full of enthusiasm. 
• Jumping off the dock with Grady.
• Catching frogs all day long on the beach, two of which Grady named Woodem and Deedam. 
• Digging in Grady's new found sand ash pit.
• A nice redneck, cooler bathtub for the babe. 
• Driving the boat with Papa.
• Daddy and Grady sleeping in bunks in the schoolhouse together.
• Digging dirt out of Grady's hair, a sure sign of a good day.
• Lots of yummy yummy food and snacks from Grandma.
• Grady's first swim off the back of the boat in the middle of the lake.
• Graham loving the beach and trying to eat the beach if ever left for one second.
• Hikes with Papa and Grady to forest two and forest three.
• Papa and Grady seeing two deer on their way to get ice cream.
• Walking down to hills for ice cream at 9:30 in the morning. 
• Graham floating on the float outside the dock.
• Being surprised by Grandma and Papa's brand new, awesome boat.
• Watching daddy wakeboard.
• Grady's visits with next door neighbor Miss Missy.
• Graham's first taste of ice cream. 
• Reading the hugest book we've ever seen. 
• Waking our sweet Grady up from a dead sleep and walking down to the dock to watch a beautiful fireworks display. 
• Watching our boys become lake boys and soaking up all the love from Grandma and Papa.

When you gotta go, you gotta go. fc