We spent the holiday weekend (plus Tuesday!) up at Pearl Lake. The weather was gorgeously hot, so we spent much of our time in the water, which was great (especially for me, since my belly is fairly weightless in the water!). Lots of good food, family time, boating, and attention for Thomas. Hope he enjoyed it...next time we're all together, he'll have to share the limelight with his new brother or sister!
An updated photo of the 7 of us
Water volleyball games every day. I even played twice, though I only hit balls that came to me--no jumping or diving--but it was better than not playing! And I still have a good serve, belly and all.
Thomas and Uncle Sam. Check out the difference between this year's picture and two years ago, below. 
Watching fireworks on the pontoon boat. The fireworks at the lake are always great--people set them off from their beaches all around, so you can take a boat out into the middle and watch fireworks on all sides. This year my Uncle Mark and his trusty crew of helpers: Corey, Niki and Eric really outdid themselves. They covered the entire raft (8 sq ft) in boxes of fireworks and linked all the fuses together. Then they towed the raft into the middle of the lake (not the same middle of the lake where the boats were!), lit the fuse, and hit the gas to get away. The resulting show was probably 15 minutes long and awesome! Awesome in a scary way was another nearby boat, setting decent-sized fireworks off the front of their pontoon boat. NOT smart. 
Thomas LOVED the fireworks. We had him saying "ooh, ahh" every time they went off. He was mesmerized.
The four of us on a booze cruise
Each day when we hooked up the three pontoon boats and took a booze cruise during slow time, we'd stop to swim and cool off. Thomas was not a fan the first day or two but then discovered how cool it was to swim under the boat, between pontoons. Then we couldn't get him back in the boat!
Standing on Ed, who is floating in the water, and holding onto me. No room on my lap for him! Check out Ed's cool visor.
Tubing with Aunt Jenn Jenn and Boppa. He liked it better last year.
Driving the pontoon boat
T was fascinated with the Regenfuss' dogs. He called Daisy (golden lab in the background) the "momma dog" and Bella (the little dog Abby is holding) the "baby dog." Corey called Bella a "one-bite dog," which I found extremely funny. 
Squirt guns!
Uncle Pat is trying to share T's popsicle.
Jenn and I are floating to stay cool. The hole in the middle of the tube I'm on was perfect for my belly.
This shot looks better than it really is--Ed was willingly dismounting. Earlier, Pat launched him off with a good spin move, but I didn't get a photo of that.
T riding in the truck, something he slowly warmed to...
...after Abby showed him how much fun it was.
Such a cute picture! Dad and T in the model A
Thomas inhaling a donut in the special chair that mom painted for him. He liked it so much that it occasionally distracted him from eating. He didn't have that problem when it was a donut offered--just normal meals.
Practicing his swing
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