We went up to Bowman lake for a few days with Chelsey’s family and had a great time. We loaded up the truck and dogs for a three day adventure in the dirt.
Our first order of business was to see how the dogs liked the water. Marleau (Great Dane) tried swimming twice and after displacing most of the water in the lake, decided he would remain a shore dweller. Chelsey was proud of herself for teaching Colter to fetch a stick. He loved the water enough for both dogs.
We were glad that the dogs were quite tired because the four of us shared a tent. I guess it might have been good preparation for having kids because I don’t think Chelsey and I even saw each other all night. It was fun though, and the dogs loved it.
Chelsey's uncle ordered more fireworks this year than last as you can see in the pictures. Just prior to this picture being taken, someone commented that now the cops would know exactly who was involved in the fireworks show. Let's just say that the fireworks' status in this country are not what you might call "legal" (That was a Big Daddy quote). But there were a lot of them, and were relatively inexpensive.
This year we decided to fuse three mortars together so that we could light them off faster. We decided to set up 18 mortar tubes in clusters of 3 which made lighting them up much easier.
We would like to introduce you to our new roommate, Marleau. (Name explained in the link) 
