7.16.2014

Swimming!

We met Mom & Dad W at their neighborhood pool last week for our first time swimming this summer... and had the whole place to ourselves!! It was during the week before 11am, but it has never been crowded. Once Gabe warmed up, he had a blast! He didn't want to leave the stairs at first...


We finally got him out of the shallow end and jumping into the water & "swimming" around, but he only wanted me or Perry!

My kids give my arms a good workout!
Georgia was there, too! She slept in the shade the whole time... I can't wait to go again!

7.11.2014

4th of July

Since I was sick and Gabriel was just getting over being sick for 2 days, we had a very low-key Independence Day. It really was just like any other day, with the exception of fortuitously seeing fireworks!! I love fireworks but since Georgia is so young, we didn't plan to go out to see any. 

I dressed the kids in red, white & blue. We went to Nonny & Boo's house in the afternoon for ribs, corn-on-the-cob, potato salad, and baked beans- yum! On our way home we were surprised to see tons of traffic... apparently there was a fireworks show just a few miles down from where we live that we didn't know would be there (and still don't know who put it on). We happened to turn into our neighborhood as a fireworks show was starting... from the cul-de-sac of the first street!! It was pretty impressive for just one man! I'm guessing it was this guy who lives in that cul-de-sac that goes all out decorating his house for holidays. There were so many people in the street, plus cars passing by pulled over. We stopped the car in a great spot to watch them!! Gabe was so tired but loved it!! It was surprisingly long so we headed home and finished watching the show from our kitchen window! 

He'll let me take pictures of his cars without a fuss...
My patriotic cuties!!!!

^I bet she's wondering "where did he go?"
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