4th of July 2018

Time is sure flying by, seems like we just had the 4th of July! I'm a little behind as it appears. We had another great 4th of July, starting out with our annual Fete on the 3rd.

 

The kids adore bouncing around all of the inflatables while we wait for the sun to set. And us parents enjoy socializing with friends who are more like family.

 

 

This Ninja Warrior type inflatable had us cracking up. Check out the video below....we are good parents, I swear!

 

 

As we settled into our usual spot, we waited for the sun to set and enjoyed the company surrounding us. Some long time family friends on one side, and some new ones on the other. The kids oooh'd and aaah'd at each firework that boomed above us. I absolutely adore the beauty in the reflection of the lake, almost as much as I love this sweet face.

 

The next day we were greeted with rain and thunder. We almost thought our pool party would be cancelled, when the clouds eventually broke away and the sun came out. Sidney insisted on making our annual "flag cake", even walking up to the store to buy a few more ingredients.

 

 

Ryan enjoyed giving us his own show from the end of the driveway. Not to worry, the rest of us were tucked up close to the house, safe and sound :) Our kiddos seemingly love this stuff as much as he does.

 

His finale was quite impressive! 

 

We ended the evening with a night swim, complete with the pool light illuminating the backyard. It's been tradition for as long as I can recall, and something that the kids look forward to all year long! It won't be long and our night swims will become common place, but in this current state, of 9pm summer bedtimes, it's definitely a treat they all enjoy.



Summer fun and the 4th of July

We had a pretty busy 4th of July weekend that started out several days before the actual 4th. With the recent craziness at the hospital where I work, my vacation time was shuffled around to accommodate for the nurses strike. That meant in 19 days, I will have only worked 3! We took full advantage of the long weekend touring around our lovely city and checking out all sorts of sights.

Once the 4th finally rolled around, the weather cooled off (sad I know!) but we had fun anyway. Grandma Sheri brought up this boat that kept me dry with clothes on so of course, Papa had to try it and the kids thought it was hilarious! The best part was watching him try to get in and out of it....we were all waiting for him to topple into the pool :)

As scared as this always makes me, I do love to take action shots of Ryan doing back-flips into the pool.

Lincoln's favorite part of the swing set lately is the glider, and he insists someone should give him an 'under-dog'; yea that hasn't happened yet. Keep tryin' kiddo!

When Uncle Shane lived with us for a summer 3 years ago, he babysat the kids and together, they tossed pancakes into the street to watch cars drive over them.

Why?

I have no idea.

Because he's Uncle Shane.

And ever since then, he has told the girls (+Lincoln now) that they could toss sausage into the street some day. Well, the day finally arrived and the kids were ecstatic! Those sausage links turned immediately into patties each time they were crushed by a car. And everyone thought it was pretty funny.

Not sure what they'll think of next!?

We had a great 4th of July weekend....only 3 short days of work and I'm off for another stretch of fun!