Independence Day Update

I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July! 

We had a good 4th of July with everyone being able to make it up to the cabin for some portion of it. The weekend started off pretty eventful though with a huge storm on Friday night. John had headed home to work that evening and ended up driving through majority of it. Luckily he made it through & was able to call and warn Joe & I to get everything secure and head for shelter. Shortly after his call and a phone call from my mom with the same warning, storm clouds began rolling in fast. By the time we got the boats on the lifts and the water sport gear inside the blue sky had turned a dark shade of green. Within minutes of getting up to the cabin the power went out & strong winds started (they were strong enough to nearly knock Joe off his feet while trying to make it back to the guest cabin where his friend was) so we headed for the basement where we hung out from 7:30 until about 10:30 when the second wave of the storm blew over. The next day on our way home we saw the damage - several tornadoes had came through the area, with a few small ones in areas around the cabin. Fortunate for us, our cabin & property escaped without any damage and were one of the first areas to regain power mid-morning on Saturday.

Great Pictures

Well as soon as I can get Kelli to help me I will add my pictures - but I think Kyle, Caden and Jordan win for the best wrestling tag team - Peyton didn't have a chance!  Also I think we have found the next NFL rookie quarterback - Kelli shows real potential! (#8555 & 8557).  I will keep checking for everyone else's photos!

Love to all   Jake