July 4th Weekend

Wow, I have been horrible about posting to this blog. But better late than never I guess. We spent July 4th weekend camping in our recently acquired pop-up camper. We love to go to Pomme de Terre lake, but gas prices have pushed us into checking things out closer to home. We stayed at Compton Ridge campground down in the Branson area over the 4th, and had a blast!

On Friday night, we went to Kimberling City to watch Hotswitch perform in the parking lot of Summer Fresh by the bridge. Jeff Kastner, lead singer and guitar, is a friend of mine, and has yet to disappoint. We had an absolute blast. Not only does Hotswitch play great classic rock and top 40 pop tunes, but they are very personal with the crowd. They even let people come up and perform with them, which makes for interesting dynamics. Caleb Rust is on drums and percussion. Jeff Shryer is on bass, vocals and harmonica.

The fireworks show started around 9:30, and the view from Summer Fresh was great! What I found most amazing was the number of boats on Table Rock lake, and all of them lit up at dark. Absolutely beautiful. Hotswitch closed out the night after the fireworks, and we finally left around 11:30pm.

We spent Saturday and Sunday just camping and swimming. The kids tend to get bored quick while not swimming, but it's a good time. I could have done without the snake visiting nearby though.