Well we spent another fun filled weekend at the pond for the 4th of July bash! It was great, it involved a ton of kids running and turning into prunes from all of their swimming, a large smoker full of meat, lots of talking and catching up. There was just one little drawback....it rained...not a sprinkle, not a mist, not a quick shower...no, it poured and poured and poured, then it poured some more. It was out of control, we all (the adults) took cover in the 50 year old hog shed and it did pretty well at keeping us dry...for awhile. After hours of raining, it began to drip and then even the hog shed didn't do so great at keeping us dry. The kids on the other hand didn't let a little rain stop them, they headed for the pond and only got out to jump off the diving board or for food! Now, I know what some might be thinking, it was not lightening at all, so the kiddos were safe in the water.
Every year at the pond we play a game of Pond Baseball. It's basically baseball but in the pond, the batter hits the ball at the shore then instead of running to the bases they swim to the bases. The ball must land in the water for it to be fair, and the team that is in the outfield can start on dry land before getting the ball. It's usually a pretty intense and entertaining game, the siblings in families have to be split up on different teams so there is no fighting and there is a lot of smack talk. This year, for the first time in about 25 years there was talk of no pond baseball game. BUT - have some debating about the proud tradition that has begun and how the next generation who has started playing needs a good example, everyone geared up in their old cutoffs and t-shirts and played the game in the rain! There would be NO rain delay for the Unruh 4th of July Pond Baseball game! (imagine emotional music building when you read that last sentence)
We all skipped out a day early from the festivities because everyone was soaked and sick of the damp. It was a ton of fun and I'm pretty sure everyone is already excited about next year! :)
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