Mark and I were at the cabin Thursday through Sunday joining mom, grandma, grandpa and Jen for the 4th of July celebration.  This was Mark's first time experiencing the Bass Lake fireworks (and our first time watching the fireworks together!) and I was so excited for him to be there. :-)

What a trip this was....  

Along with the six of us, we also had four dogs.  Duke and Daisy came up with Mark and I, as did Shadow (Jen's dog) and Chloe (mom's adopted dog).  With that many dogs, you can imagine there was a bit of dog drama.  Daisy came home with a few "war wounds", but she'll be okay, and we eventually figured out how to separate the dogs so the fighting ended. :-)

Friday we (Mark...I just watched) took the dogs down for a swim in the water and they did great.  We had to keep them on leashes because they will run far, far away if we let them go...but it seemed like they were enjoying themselves anyway.  I'll try to post a video...if I can figure it out. :-)  

Saturday morning we slept in a little and picked up the boat that we rented around 10am (grandpa's boat was still broken).  They gave us a great deal and we switched to a patio boat, so I could ride on it as well.  I guess pregnant women aren't supposed to be riding on boats through choppy, bouncy waters... :-)  We didn't take advantage of the boat much, other than to take it out for the fireworks that night. Next time we will definitely get some more boat time in!  Here's Mark driving the boat...

The fireworks on the lake started around 9pm, and they were spectacular.  Mark was kind enough to hold my camera and record a video of the grand finale, so I could take still pictures.I will try to post a video of that too!  Though, nothing really compares to actually being there....the echo off the mountains after each burst is just incredible.  Hopefully next year a few friends can come up to experience it as well...

Sunday morning after breakfast (which, like all meals up there, is always delicious), Mark and I headed home.  The dogs, who were a little restless on the drive up, did great on the ride home.  I think Mark and I will try to take them back up for a couple more overnight trips before the end of summer.  We'll see!

 Here are some more fun pictures from the trip: