Vacation at Sand Point

Beautiful Lake Pend Oreille

We had such a fun fourth of July vacation! My parents have a house on lake Pend Oreille (pon duh ray) in Sand Point, Idaho, which is near Coeur d' Alene. Love those french words. Jeez. Anyway, we got there late Tuesday night after a lovely seven hour drive and went strait to bed! The next morning was quite the event- the Sand Point Independence Day Parade! Normally, sure, it's exciting. But this year, oh yes, my whole family was IN the parade representing our friends at Hey Cupcake!, a little shop in town. Tyler was SOOOO funny, with his drum major baton! Unfortunately, by the time I took pictures, his band leader hat came off because he got too hot. He was a hit none the less. My sister and cousins all rode in the truck and even my mom marched behind the banner. It was a sight to be seen. Max slept through most of the parade, then woke up to play with Grandpa. We don't know why, but Max thinks he is the funniest person alive. Max laughs and laughs at him, then one of us will do the exact same thing, and he just smiles. It must be the name thing (Max is named after him). We have so much fun playing in the lake! Our new thing is surfing behind the boat, which is similar to wake boarding, but you get right behind the boat and throw in the rope and just surf the wake! It's more fun than wake boarding because your feet aren't strapped in, so you don't face plant- a big plus for me! Danny is sooo good at it, he throws the rope in and stays up forever! I, on the other hand, try to throw the rope in and I sink pretty much immediately. Oh well, I have fun as long as I have the rope.

Um, we are dorks and love to take weird pictures jumping into the lake. But it's so fun! I prefer playing in the water to laying out any day as long as Mackenzie is around. She keeps me on my toes! I would like to note that I can still do a back flip off the dock into the water. I haven't lost all my skills!

the cousins

Me and Danny

Me and Kenz

Best Buds: Kenz and Tessa

I still got it!

Chad found this canoe floating in the middle of the lake and towed it in with the jet ski. We had so much fun with it! Clearly, we go far beyond traditional paddling.
Maddie and Danny, rowing like pros.

Uh, where is the boat?

Abandon Ship!

My second favorite beach activity: magazines. I can't help myself! I am a total addict.

Nana and Grandpa playing with Max.
Max laughing at my dad again!

Max and Great Grandpa Rands in their matching hats.

My cousin Rachel and her cute husband Chad. She is due Feb. 6th and I couldn't be more excited for them! I hope they have a boy so he can be buddies with Max.