July 5th Celebration

On Saturday, July 5, we attended the annual party in Ma and Pap's neighborhood to celebrate Independence Day. It was held on the 5th so that the attendees could celebrate on the 4th and it wouldn't interfere with their attendance at our shinding. Here are numerous pictures from the festive occasion.

Hanging out in Ma's lap. Love these socks that we got at Swoozie's.
Laughing at Uncle Rob doing magic tricks.
Playing with one of the light-up clappers that Ma got for the neighborhood kids.
Can't believe how blond her hair looks in this picture! Where did she get that from? :)
Dan, Lorelai, and I arrived several hours early so Dan could get all of the fireworks unwrapped for the big pyrotechnics display.

"Fireworks Dan" getting ready for the big show.

Uncle Rob and Uncle Tree lending helping hands.

Thea Caro arrived just before the fireworks began. She came with Brick House coffee in tow and gave Lorelai a few yummy tastes of the caramel, chocolate, and whipped cream. What's better than that?!

Still looking for more tasty treats while Thea Caro smiles for the camera.
Dan and Uncle Ryan, along with Uncle Rob and Uncle Tree, had a great time playing bocce ball while waiting for darkness to fall so the fireworks could begin.

Mother/daughter self-portrait.

Lorelai and Pap.

Olivia, one of Ma and Pap's next door neighbors, tried to read a story to Lorelai. Little Miss Squirmy wasn't having any of it.A much better picture of Lorelai, Olivia, and Dan.

Olivia's younger sister, Charlotte. Two weeks ago, Dan and I took Lorelai to Swoozie's and put her in a miniature papasan. She sat in it for the longest time and really seemed to like it. We decided to get it for her since the weight limit is 150 lbs. and we figured she could use it for quite a while. Guess too much excitement was happening at the party because we had a hard time getting her to sit still in the chair.

Guess she just needed some incentive to get comfy.

Sierra showing her patriotism.

Sierra's favorite color is green and she had a great time playing with Lorelai's froggie toys.
We got the girls matching outfits for the celebration. They were adorable! Of course, with two mommies taking pictures it's difficult to get both girls looking at the right camera at the right time.

Have to make sure the hairdo is just right.

Of course the precious posing didn't last too long.


Finally, a seated picture of our angels, in which Sierra is giving Lorelai a hug. Too bad they're not looking at my camera. Oh well, they look great anyway! :)