4th of July

Okedoke, folks. We had a small gathering for the 4th. It thought it might rain for a minute, but as it turned out the sun prevailed, sneaking out from behind the clouds for most of the afternoon. The food was plentiful, the company was friendly and fun was had by all. (Well, I didn't get any reports of someone not having fun, so I'll assume fun was had by all.) Here it is, in a nutshell:

... grandma time ...

... our little patriotic princess ...
... cousin hugs ...

... grandma kisses ...

... auntie kisses ...

... beautiful baby girls ...

... silly smiles ...

... blowing bubbles ...

what a FACE!

(I couldn't not include it)

... cabbage patch cutie ...

(sporting pigtails, yay aubrey!!)

... jill & kira ...

... ladder golf, beer, "bags" ...

(key components of a successful backyard barbeque)

brian, casey, soon-to-be cousin-in-law kevin

(LOVE that shirt on casey!)

... games gallore ...

... meme moment ...

... tiny teether ...

ah yes, who needs toys when you have a fountain??

... goofy grandpa ...

(in the tree!)

... watermelon face ...

the schmidt's were here too!

hi senate!

... attempting grandpa's beer!?!? ...

... happy family ...

Hope you had a great holiday.

Join us next year for our 3rd annual barbecue!

We had fun all day and watched the fireworks from the comfort of our own backyard!