4th of July 2010

Since the 4th of July was on Sunday, the festivities lasted 4 days. Friday night my family camped out in my mom's backyard. Spencer was the best! I think he helped everyone set up their tents.

After the tents were set up there was plenty of time for...
wagon rides,

more wagon rides,

swinging in the tire,

counting pops or snaps,

playing in the sandbox,

kicking a ball around,

playing volleyball,

and going on more wagon rides.

It was such a nice day. I don't think anyone had any desire to go to bed at a normal hour. We enjoyed homemade ice cream and then experienced the wonder of "Driveway of Fire!" Anna did great. I was surprised that the ones that really scream didn't scare her at all. The ones that snapped and popped made her snuggle more, but she never cried. She wasn't too interested in holding the sparklers, but she did liked looking at them. Devin was so busy lighting fireworks and I was busy holding Anna so we didn't get any firework pictures.
On Saturday we had a really yummy breakfast (thanks everyone!!!). Then we just hung out until we went up to my uncle Jim's house for the Henderson BBQ.

The kids had a great time swimming in the pool. For Anna and Sadie swimming means sitting on the steps of the pool watching everyone swim.
After swimming and dinner the kids had tons of fun jumping on the tramp. The little kids had a great time.

Then Devin and Peter, the two biggest kids, had to join in the fun.

I'm not surprised that Tommy's glasses got a little bent.

The cousins had a great time playing together. Anna is really starting to play. I loved watching her play with Sadie, Liz, Tommy, and all the cousins. We are so lucky to have such a fun family.