Last weekend we packed up Olaf the van with swimsuits, bows and arrows, gift bags and grocery sacks acted as luggage, cameras, chargers, a mermaid tail blanket, a brown stained white rag named nigh-nigh and a purple hippo named, Hippo. Once again, we were headed to the Long Grove 4th of July Pond party. 20 minutes into the drive, Jay began asking, 'How much longer?' The exit toward GG and Papa's house couldn't come soon enough.
For all of us.
But as always, it was worth it.
The Slip 'n Slide was popular with everyone.
As were the inflatables.
Mike just couldn't resist. If only he had remembered to pack his suit...
The sibling trio who proves how powerful genetics can be.
The Green boys' tender hearts were heaven-sent as they helped Jay in and out of the pond.
And when the slip n slide didn't seem quite fast enough, the jug of Dawn dish soap was introduced.
Molly mastered the zip-line this year.
While Ross got shooting pointers from Papa Green.
And it wouldn't be a Pond Party with out playdoh on the front porch. There's just something extra fun about GG's playdoh tool box.
Yet in the end, it's more than just the abundant sunshine, the pond filled with toys, coolers upon coolers of drinks, casseroles cooking in the farmhouse oven, and endless conversations.
It's witnessing and being a part of a tradition that will live in our hearts forever.
Until next year...
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