Happy 4th of July

Last weekend was the 4th of July, always a favorite holiday. This year we spent it at the beach with Grammy and Papa. I took the kids down earlier in the week and then Rick met up with us on the weekend. We started out with a trip to the firehouse. Grammy and Papa's neighborhood actually has it's own firehouse, so they opened it up to the kids and let them play in the fire trucks and the ambulance and had a sprinkler set up so the kids could run in it and wash off all that chocolate icecream they were serving :) Anyway, both Ryan and Kyle had a blast. Firetrucks are huge hit in this house!

That same night, the neighborhood was having a big fireworks display out at the driving range. They were fantastic (even better than the ones we saw in town on the 4th). The kids wore themselves out before they even started, running around on the greens. They provided great entertainment for the people behind us.



Then over the next couple of days we, of course, hit the beach. We couldn't have asked for better weather. It was hot and sunny! Ryan wasn't too sure about the sand between his toes or the waves splashing at his feet, but he quickly got use to it. Kyle was a maniac running around, splashing in the water. This is one kid who loves the water! I actually got some great pics of the two of them together, which pretty much never happens. So, here are a few....ok, maybe more than a few!











And we can't forget about our weekly picture (which has been far from weekly lately), but here it is.....My kids and I: 26 weeks and counting



This one I love. Ryan just grabbed the tubes and took off for the water.



And when Daddy made it into town, the kids were happy to have him at the beach too!



As if the beach didn't wear them out enough, Grammy and Papa made sure they had plenty of toys, including this golf cart they borrowed from their neighbor :) How cute are they!



And when they weren't playing with their toys, they were harrassing Papa!



On Saturday, the 4th we went into town for fireworks over the water. It was super crowded. The highlight of the night for the kids wasn't the fireworks, but the lighted sabor swords that we got them. This was pretty much the downfall of the night for the rest of us. Two sabor swords, two little boys, and a large crowd. Not a good combo. We did have a good time, but like I said earlier, the neighborhood fireworks were really good and we didn't have to fight the crowds. Here are the boys in their red, white, and blue.



We did manage to get out one night for dinner and we took the kids out onto the pier. Here they are with Grammy and Papa.



We all had a great time and got plenty of beach time in, thanks Grammy and Papa!