Here are my little firecrackers the morning of July 4th as we are loading up the van to go to Aunt Chelle and Uncle Mike's house.
The weather so far this summer has been pretty cool (mid- 70's) and we've had a lot of marine layer. This has put a damper on any beach trips for us as of yet. But since Michelle and Mike live a little further inland- we watched with excitement as the temperature rose on the way to their house and couldn't wait to get into bathing suits and jump in the pool (sunscreen was liberally added as well!)
Emily strikes a pose
The girls played like this for awhile- they'd hold hands and run and jump into the pool. They'd also take turns going in 2's while one stayed in the pool to laugh at the splash.
I LOVE when they hold hands (though freak out when they run and do it LOL)
When that novelty wore off we broke out the Slip-n-Slide
The girls didn't quite get the concept down (and I've been seriously warned about posting the pictures of Uncle Mike and Rick going down the Slip-n-Slide) so Michelle and I spent some time pulling them down the slide.
My parents joined us for dinner and my mom enjoyed putting with the girls on the putting green.
Rick and Mike got these cool hats and my mom really liked them.
All dressed again and ready for dinner and then fireworks! And for a little perspective- here is our family "Red, White and Blue" picture from July 4, 2005 (the girls were 1!)
Look at that lack of hair!
Ready for the show to begin!
The weather so far this summer has been pretty cool (mid- 70's) and we've had a lot of marine layer. This has put a damper on any beach trips for us as of yet. But since Michelle and Mike live a little further inland- we watched with excitement as the temperature rose on the way to their house and couldn't wait to get into bathing suits and jump in the pool (sunscreen was liberally added as well!)
Emily strikes a pose
The girls played like this for awhile- they'd hold hands and run and jump into the pool. They'd also take turns going in 2's while one stayed in the pool to laugh at the splash.
I LOVE when they hold hands (though freak out when they run and do it LOL)
When that novelty wore off we broke out the Slip-n-Slide
The girls didn't quite get the concept down (and I've been seriously warned about posting the pictures of Uncle Mike and Rick going down the Slip-n-Slide) so Michelle and I spent some time pulling them down the slide.
My parents joined us for dinner and my mom enjoyed putting with the girls on the putting green.
Rick and Mike got these cool hats and my mom really liked them.
All dressed again and ready for dinner and then fireworks! And for a little perspective- here is our family "Red, White and Blue" picture from July 4, 2005 (the girls were 1!)Look at that lack of hair!
Ready for the show to begin! The girls really liked the fireworks show. They were up way past their bedtime and were more than tired by the time we got back to Michelle and Mikes. It was a great 4th of July and we love that our tradition of going to Michelle and Mike's continued. They are excellent hosts!
We hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July too!
To see more Red, White and Blue posts- make sure you check out Sarah's blog too!
2 comments:
Looks like you had an awesome 4th and lots of great memories!!
Melinda
What great pics! Looks like a great time was had by all!!!
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