OK they are only famous in Mitch's mind but the pictures totally reminded me of the paparazzi shots! Don't they look like some stalker was taking pictures of someone famous on some random beach. I love it! Eventually darkness would force us inside but the fun didn't stop there. The first night we celebrated Tayler and Kimber's birthday. 
Then we talked and laughed
until as often happens in my family, someone started wrestling. It quickly became an arm and leg wrestling mess. 
Mitch and Aaron 
Aaron and Jacob 
Josh and Kassidy 
Andrew and Josh, Aaron and Conner 
Kassidy, Jacob, Josh, Aaron, and Conner leg wrestling. 
Mitch taking on 2 at a time. 
Mitch leg wrestling 4 at a time. 
As it stands now. Andrew was the leg wrestling champ. Here is the winning move. Maybe short legs are better for leg wrestling.
Mitch was the arm wrestling champ although his title is under question because of cheating! He apparently jumps up on his opponents arm and just uses his weight instead of his strength. Take a look at a the photos and you decide.
Then we talked and laugheduntil as often happens in my family, someone started wrestling. It quickly became an arm and leg wrestling mess. Mitch and Aaron Aaron and Jacob Josh and Kassidy Andrew and Josh, Aaron and Conner Kassidy, Jacob, Josh, Aaron, and Conner leg wrestling. Mitch taking on 2 at a time. Mitch leg wrestling 4 at a time. As it stands now. Andrew was the leg wrestling champ. Here is the winning move. Maybe short legs are better for leg wrestling.Mitch was the arm wrestling champ although his title is under question because of cheating! He apparently jumps up on his opponents arm and just uses his weight instead of his strength. Take a look at a the photos and you decide. After the wrestling match we played a game that I used to play at the U called BodyBall. I didn't take pictures but apparently Haley has a hilarious video that she will put up on her blog. The game is this... you all sit on the floor in a tight circle. 1 person stands in the middle and the other press their feet against their ankles. The person in the middle stays stiff as a board and falls toward the group who then pushes them across the circle to another person. When someone lets the person fall they are then in the middle. It was a riot to play. Even Mom had a turn.
The next night after a big day on the lake it was a lot quieter. 
Here is what the kids did. They watched a movie. The adults talked and played Ticket to Ride! Love that game.
Here is what the kids did. They watched a movie. The adults talked and played Ticket to Ride! Love that game.
and then one by one they all joined in 
AND then they kidnapped the dog AND then returned the dog and took Joe for an "
Here is a tunnel that they built for the dog but Joe was better at following directions!
Even Claire Bear overcame her fear of the water and played happily in the shallow water.
The men of the family were fabulous! They worked so hard to make sure that everyone had a great time! Here is Mitch teaching the boys to skip rocks in the correct manner.
The men also took turns driving the boats and taking the kids for rides on the 4-wheelers.
Here they are waiting patiently for a ride.
riding on the boats, 
driving the boats, riding the tubes and riding the banana. 
Here they are waiting for the after lunch driver to take them. 
They begged Brandon not to dump them because the water was freezing. He dumped them several times. Good for him! 
Andrew was a good sport and took all the little ones on a ride. Brandon didn't dump them. although Emma tried to dump Buddy! 
Looks a bit crowded to me. Look at him trying to hold onto Lauren and Ethan at the same time. 
Baby Ben even enjoyed the beach and the boat not so much the tent!
Josh, 
Jacob, 
Aaron 
Sam! 
Kimber!
Jonathan! 
Aaron! 
Conner! 
Josh! 
Jacob! 
Adam!
