4th of July!

What a busy weekend we had for the 4th of July! So busy, in fact, that we are just getting around to blogging about it, 2 weeks later!
So......our weekend started with a LOOOOOOONG drive to Mundelein, IL (ummm... we got a little lost!) for a dear friend's baby shower. It was a beautiful day to spend outside and visit with old friends. After a LOOOOOOONG drive back home (lost again!) we packed a picnic supper and headed to the lakefront to watch the fireworks. Gramma, Papa, Ant Jood, Gary, and Milan were all there, too! It was a blast! (no pun intended!)

Sunday we decided to skip the parade and take good naps- because that evening we headed over to Gramma and Papa's to celebrate Papa's birthday! It was nice and hot and Papa had the pool set up for the kids! It's always fun to visit with the family.... Monday morning we had plans to drive to Racine to meet some friends for that parade. Dad was a saint, however, and got up with the girls and let mom sleep in.... until 9:3o! Oops! No parade! But we had a great day hanging out at home, working in the yard and playing.....

Picnic at the lake!

Milan thought Lucy's pigtail was almost as fun as the fireworks!

Lucy- in her "Little Red Riding Hood" cape!

Cool fireworks!

Just hangin' out... waiting for the show to begin!

Whoa!

Our family (why does Dan look so crabby?)

Silly Maggie...

Milan, goofing off at the fireworks!

Eating supper with daddy (we had to move in from the deck because it started pouring JUST when the food was ready!

Playin' in the pool with Milan

The water was a bit chilly at first! Brrrr!

Daddy and Lucy Lu!

Maggie- quite the pro at "cheesing" it up for the camera!

Lucy sure does love cake!

Mom, can you please get that camera out of my face and let me focus on my cake?

Mmmm! Cake! (Note: red frosting looks the same coming out as it does going in!)

Lucy, playing some ladderball...

Papa's birthday cake- made with (lots!) of love by mommy!