Happy 4th of July Fun!

Hi Everyone ~ Happy 4th of July (a few days late!). We had such a great weekend, and we wanted to share the pictures with you. Enjoy!

To celebrate the 4th of July, we spent the day with our really good friends, the Mumpowers. That morning, we met up at Birkdale for the grown-ups to get some coffee at Starbucks. Then, we walked around and enjoyed the festivities...the crafts, the food, the games, & the parade. It was a beautiful day, and we had so much fun! Here I am with my sister, Averie!

She enjoyed making a patriotic necklace...and then a bracelet for Mommy!

Then, we each got to get spray on tattoos...Averie enjoyed it...

I just watched the lady VERY closely...with a little fear in my eyes! :)

Waving our flags...Brock, Macie, Me, & Averie

Even the dogs came dressed up for the day!

Daddy & Averie got to look through a fire medic truck. They had fun doing that!

Then, I got to play with a basketball while Daddy & Averie got to shoot them in the basketball hoop!

She almost made a basket!

After the parade, we walked back to our cars. Here are Averie & Brock. They love to hold hands and walk together. They are good buddies!

Brock & Averie

Then, it was time to go to Opa & Oma's for an afternoon of swimming & grilling out. Daddy grilled out yummy burgers and hot dogs. We had a great time swimming and playing! Here is Brock jumping off the waterfall...

...and then it was Averie's turn. Oh, notice anything different about Averie? She's not wearing her bubble.

Yes, she got to swim without her bubble on for a lot of the day. She is doing great with her swimming...and she is very proud of herself!

Swimming to Daddy!

And, then there's me...exploring around the pool!

Our Family
And, the Mumpowers.

Technically, this picture should have rewarded Mommy with $100. Mrs. Deirdre said that she would give anyone $100 to get a family picture of them with everyone looking at the camera. Here it is. And, actually, this was Mommy's 2nd successful family picture of the day, so she should be receiving her $200 in the mail soon! :)

Opa stopped by & enjoyed a burger with us. Averie was the most excited...she loves her Opa!

Then, after I went down for a long afternoon nap, Averie enjoyed more swimming in the pool...mostly without her bubble. She was so excited that she would smile while swimming :)

And, she goes underwater too. What a big summer for Averie!

Hope you had a happy 4th of July. (Oh, Daddy & Mommy enjoyed a nice dinner with Mr. Adam & Mrs. Deirdre that night while we got to party with Poppy & Nana. Sure was a great day for all of us!) :) :)