Fun At The Lake

My 13-year-old brother has been staying with us for the past two nights and the kids have been having fun together. It started off with the fireworks show in Orting, which was awesome. Once we got home, I think the kids stayed up until the wee hours of the morning....They have been good at finding entertainment. They've been watching DVD's of "The Office," swimming in our pool, playing games and watching silly videos on the computer. And, eating A LOT. Yesterday, I took the kids to the lake - it was so HOT!!

Melanie, Joe and Ben trying to catch baby fish. Melanie and Joe almost look like twins!

My brother, Joe (also my husband's name)...

Melanie staying cool....

Amanda getting sunburned...

Ben getting warm, after realizing how cold the water was...

Ben got serious about digging a very deep hole in the sand. He said that on the show "Dirty Jobs," he saw a guy dig very deep and find a catfish. So, that's what he wanted to do. :)

Melanie and Joseph got caught up in making a sand wall......

The construction supervisor didn't quite like their wall.....

Smile Amanda!!