to go on top. Madi helped with these of course! And Lindsey made some really cute decorations to go around the cupcake liners. Once the decor was added, viola.... 
~Extreme cupcake cuteness! These guys are ready to buzz right into your hearts and stomachs, and thighs...Oh well!While I took the cupcake pictures above, Madi and Lindsey began decorating the main room of the lake house. Meanwhile, Jack and Taylor (after several technical issues) got Camille's Birthday video to play on the main TV. This video was in our last post and was made up of pictures of Camille,her family, and friends throughout her life. A lot of time and energy went into it and we really wanted to show these special pictures to her and her guests. Thank goodness it worked out!
~Jack, Taylor, Lindsey and Madi previewing the video.
~Birthday banner made by Lindsey.After getting the decorating going, it was time for some fun in the sun...inflatable pool style! Well, for Jackson at least. Camille and Johnny had gotten Jackson an inflatable wading pool WITH slide. So, we headed outside to snap a few hundred pictures of him playing on it for the first time. Having three camera's stuck in his face the whole time didn't deter him from having a good time. Madi wasn't gonna let him have all the fun though, and jumped right in with him...
~Jackson looks a little overwhelmed by all the wet, wild and inflatable awesomeness!
~I think the slide was his favorite part!
How...
Cute... 
are his facial expressions?! Pure joy!
~"Okay, so I'm 12 and still enjoy playing in an inflatable pool with a slide that's about 18" tall and has an inflated sun and little squirties coming out everywhere. On second thought, please don't show any of my friends this picture...puh-leeze?!" 
I think Jackson really enjoyed his inflatable fun-land. I know Madison did...maybe just a little too much for a 12 year old!! Just kidding Madi, we know you did it so that Jackson had a play buddy! And this was your thanks... 
~A hug. Cute. Then, it was time for Madi's favorite part of any Crystal Lake visit...tubing!
~Johnny Dad with the tube in tow.
~Jackson looking out at the boat. "Hmmm, maybe I'm ready for a ride? Or, maybe I could just chew on that big ring?" First up, Lindsey and Madi... 
~ Aunt Lindsey and Madi-Kneivel, getting ready! 
~I don't like Mommy being out there! And I don't like this life-jacket either! 
As the tube slides outside the wake the attitudes of the riders part ways. Lindsey: "Oh No, Not Good!" Madison: "Awesome!" 
~Taylor and Jackson enjoying the boat ride. 
~the always serious-about-his-job-driver. Next, Madi threw caution to the wind and went all...by... herself...
~Clearly doomed. 
~Not worried about her impending demise...
~Hanging on for dear life... 
~Just after landing a fakey triple-inverted poop shoot! Or, something like that... ~Wheee! This is fun...or, is it? I think I'd rather be back under the rainbow sitting next to the little inflated fake palm tree letting the luke-warm hose water sprinkle all around... 
~I wonder if Jackson's on the little slide right now...
~Let me off this thing, man! I'm missing out on some inflatable pool squirty-time action! HA!Believe it or not, she actually got over the whole baby pool thing and had a great time.
~I love this one! She's one happy water bug! 
~She had a blast! Can't you tell? That's what summer is all about!
~rear view mirror shot of Johnny Dad and Madi. Later that evening, we officially celebrated Camille's 60th Birthday!!
~The Birthday girl! 
~This is the only picture I got of the cake. I didn't have time after I made it to take pictures and by the time it traveled almost three hours in the car with us, I didn't want to...it didn't look so great after that. 
~The family, just before she blew out the candles. 
~we hope you get your every wish! 
~Jackson taking a bite of Aunt Livvie's cupcake, which he promptly spit out. And I'm sure if he could've said the word YUCK, he would've! Just kiddin', I think he liked it alright. Lindsey asked that I take a picture of her, Taylor and Jackson. I did and I took advantage of the opportunity to get a picture of them for myself... 
~what a good lookin' family. And color coordinated too! I can't be sure but, something tells me that this may have been carefully orchestrated.
~what a good lookin' family. And color coordinated too! I can't be sure but, something tells me that this may have been carefully orchestrated. And I asked them to take a picture of our family.. ~first with Jackson. *Doesn't our family look great with a little one??
~then one of just us...maybe we can have a baby of our own in our pictures some day soon! As for our color coordination...geez, you would've thougth someone died. And that was most definitely NOT planned!After dinner and dessert the family gathered together to watch the video I put together for Camille. Thank you Uncle Dennis, Aunt Carol, Uncle Bill, Johnny and everyone else who helped pull all the photos together to make the video a success!
~Uncle Dennis, Aunt Susan, Aunt Kathy, Uncle Max, Aunt Evie and Cousin John. 
~Aunt Evie, Cousin John, (standing) Aunt Suzzane, Cousin Conner, (sitting in back) Uncle Bill, Camille (who you can't really see), Aunt Carol (with her head turned) and Madi. 
~the whole gang waiting for the video to start. 
~I think she liked it and it was great to hear the family share memories about where the pictures were taken, who was there and laugh about how young they all were! We had a really good time with the family and I think Camille enjoyed her special day!
Around 6:30 the next morning (Sunday), Jack went fishin' with his Dad...
and Camille and I took a walk around the property. I took my camera along with me, but unfortunately, I didn't get many pictures and the ones I did get aren't very good. Camille saw some deer and pointed them out, but they were too far away and the trees were in the way, so sharing those are a no-go!
and Camille and I took a walk around the property. I took my camera along with me, but unfortunately, I didn't get many pictures and the ones I did get aren't very good. Camille saw some deer and pointed them out, but they were too far away and the trees were in the way, so sharing those are a no-go! Madi was awakened by someone's alarm (sorry Madi!) and joined us halfway through our walk...
Camille also pointed out a really cool, really huge spider web. As she said, it would've been an awesome picture with the morning sunlight shining through the web, but I didn't get the right angle and the pictures I took flopped! Darn it! But, I did get a few picture's here and there before we left...
~I took this picture on Saturday sometime.
~Dragonflies were everywhere, thus all the pictures of dragonflies! 
~John Dromgoole was right, the Crape Myrtle Trees are doing awesome this year! 
~both of these pictures are of the flowers that decorated the tables inside the lakehouse. 
~This poor dragonfly was trapped in a spider web. I rescued him/her and happily watched it fly away...
~unfortunely, there was nothing I could do for this one. The poor thing was dead. :( But, I was able to get some extreme close-ups, like this one... 
Looks like he's hugging himself, doesn't it?
A view from the boat dock across the old swimming area towards the spring house. 
Another view from the boat dock back towards the spring house and club house at the top of the hill. The Crape Myrtles were literally buzzing with bees!Crystal Lake is a place where Jack's family has made lots of memories over many, many years. It's a special place. So, it's only fitting that we celebrated a special lady, Momma J, here, on her special day! I'd say we made some pretty wonderful memories once again!
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