Our Fourth of July

We had a very nice Fourth of July....it was another beautiful day (which we are very blessed and lucky to get around here on the fourth!!) and we spent it with our family. The girls enjoyed some time playing in the sandbox and eating popsicles...then it was off to Marmee and Poppy's house to relax and have some fun! We sat outside for hours just watching the girls play in the pool although they had more fun dumping the Little People in it and then using measuring cups to pour water over all of our feet!! We enjoyed a nice dinner and then mom gave us all an Independence Day - American History quiz....we didn't do too bad!! After baths it was time for the fireworks...thanks to dad and Jason setting them off in the backyard! Angel and Emma loved the sparklers...but after that it was downhill. They did not like the fireworks at all....the noise most of all...so mom and I ended up inside with them looking out the window. Maybe next year.....:) We had some yummy dessert....mom made a yummy lemon angel food cake with lemon dressing and fresh fruit and whip cream....Emma ate up all the strawberries and Angel finished off the raspberries. We headed home tired but thankful for this great country we live in and all the blessings we receive....a special thanks to all the men and women who sacrifice on a daily basis to make sure we are able to continue enjoying and celebrating these freedoms!!

Angel found a fun ball to bounce on...

...so Marmee joined in....

...then Angel got a ride...

...and then made herself comfortable!

Emma felt left out so she went by herself and found her own ball....so funny!

Angel and Emma were a little concerned about what Poppy and Papa were doing with all those fireworks!

Fourth of July Fun

Yesterday we had fun and celebrated the Fourth with family. We had dinner over at my parents house and then my dad had gotten us all tickets to the local collegiate baseball game, the Kitsap Bluejackets. It was lots of fun and we won!! Friends, John and Jenny, joined us so it was good to catch up some with them as well. I wasn't sure how the girls were going to do at the game, especially since it didn't start until 730pm but they were awesome. Angel loved getting up and down a million times from her seat and eating LOTS of peanuts that Poppy brought. Emma managed to snooze a bit with Marmee and enjoyed watching all the action around her. The fireworks after the game were very pretty, although Angel wasn't thrilled with the "scary" noises but Emma loved them. Angel woke up this morning and told her Papa, "fireworks all done, me scared, me watch like this (as she closed her eyes) and Emma watch like this (as she opened her eyes really wide)." So cute!! My mom made us Whiskey Sours, and I can't wait to have another one tomorrow....yummy!! Hope everyone had a safe and happy Fourth and remembered to say thanks for the wonderful freedom we enjoy and pray for all the soldiers who work to keep it that way!!