4th of July

We had a really low-key, yet fun-filled 4th. You'd think living in Philadelphia, the birthplace of it all, that we'd have done something really great and patriotic. Nope. All of us had issues with fun stomach bug the week before and since I was the last one to get better (July 3), nothing got planned. Thanks to Molen's, we had a fun BBQ with friends and then ended the night with sparklers. That's it, we didn't watch any fireworks (not even on television). We put the girls to bed and then Doug and I called it a night with a movie. It sounds kind of depressing, but we actually really had a nice day. It was one of the best 4th of July's I've ever had. I think part of that was because I was sooooooo grateful to be feeling better after being sick for a week. I was also 7 pounds lighter---that's always a nice way to celebrate a holiday!

The 4th of July outfits. Yeehaw!

My firecracker! Why is it that your husband is always at his hottest when he's doing things with your kids?

We did make it outside to take pictures and blow bubbles.

Shay refused to come home after blowing bubbles so Miriam went back to get her. She didn't like that Dad shut the door and left her in the hallway.

I wanted some fun candid shots of Miriam playing in the bushes. These show my lack of picture taking talents.

Nice mustache Miriam!

To this day I still don't like to hold sparklers. I'm not sure why, but I think my kids take after me. At least the other kids at the BBQ enjoyed them.

Miriam is bawling in this picture. She was trying to be brave, but she just couldn't stand it!