4th of July

We started by celebrating with our neighbors on the night of the 3rd.  It's recent tradition our neighbor puts on a good fireworks display for us.  It was so hot and still that night.  We were sweating even though we were just sitting there.  The kids played adults chatted.  Neighbor Doyle had some of those snaps that the kids could throw...they loved that.  Fireworks in the backyard.  Ben loved it, the girls liked it at first but then I think wanted it to stop so I went in the basement with the girls and watched from inside.  By the time we got them home it was late but they needed baths because they were drenched with sweat.  We decided then we didn't need to see fireworks on the actual 4th and do the whole late night, hot, mosquito's, bath way to late at night.

We celebrated most of the actual 4th of July indoors since it was too hot outside!  The kids didn't seem to mind too much, they got to play with Uncle Nic, PaPa, MaryJo, Grandpa, Grandma, and Grandma's ipad which they all love :)  We had some picnic fare even though most of us ate in the air conditioning. That evening another neighbor put on a good fireworks display that we were able to see from our screened in porch.  Ben wasn't asleep yet so he heard them so we went and got him and let him watch with us :)

Frozen icee pops

Asking for more snaps

Neighbor kids...can't believe we got them all to sit down and look!

Watching the fireworks

Playing together....which they don't always do very well.

Love this picture....Ben does love his sisters.

Samantha does very well with the ipad....seriously technology is amazing.

Gotta love those big brown eyes :)

Allison...happy because she has lots of people willing to hold her

Another willing grandparent to snuggle with Allison

The 3 kiddo's and their Uncle Nic