And the winner is... (drumroll, please)

We don't know. By the time we got back to the landing where the awards were supposed to be announced, there was no one there, so we're not really sure who won. But we're just going to believe that we did. If nothing else, we totally won the spirit award because I think we just about all lost our voices from yelling and singing along to our "4th Mix" cd. :)

We had a wonderful weekend. We headed to the lake Friday and had a low-key afternoon decorating the boat and singing karaoke outside. Here are a few pics...

On Saturday we woke up bright and early to get ready for the boat parade. We had a very enthusiastic group this year who agreed to some face-painting, costume-wearing and poster-holding to wow the judges. Here are a few pics from the parade. There were some really great decorations, but since we don't know otherwise, we're going to assume we won. That's fair, right? :)

Here's the pier full of our number one fans...

After the parade, we floated around a bit until dinner time (which was soooo much delicious food) and then headed down the road for a pier party with live music. Here are a few more pics starting with Uncle Derek and Ryan Hadley.

We were in our "seats" (either on coolers pulled up on the pier, sitting on Firefly Hill or floating on some noodles in the water) by dark so we would have a front row view of Gary's firework show. He's put on a pretty incredible show for the past couple of years, and this year was no exception. I caught the very end of it on video, but it doesn't do it justice. It's impossible to not get chills when you watch it. Amazing...

And of course we had to make an appearance at Chotard Landing Resort Saturday night to hear our favorite lake band, Magnolias and Moonshine. I won't post any pictures from that, but in case you need to be reminded, read last year's post.

All in all, it was a great holiday weekend. I wouldn't have wanted to be anywhere else but at Firefly Hill, and I think everyone felt the same exact way. It's always a memory. :)