Happy 4th and more...

Greetings and Happy After 4th of July! 

I tried to find time while on vacation to post but everywhere I went with the iPad, someone followed me!  We visited my Dad and Stepmom's home in Southport, NC last week.  We made it there and back WITHOUT being on the side of the road - AMAZING, right?  Some Georgia family were there too whom we don't get to see very often and it was wonderful to catch up with them for a few days.  

It must be nice to be a kid, sleep all night and wake up when the trip is nearly done... 

We went to the pool A LOT, it also had a splash pad for wee ones and a large area of sand, so we didn't actually have to go to the beach, which was fine and well for me!  We participated in some local kids' events, the watermelon roll, the hippity-hop and sack races.  Indy won one of the first heats but then was out in a later round.  Chase bought a net and he and his cousin Brayden were catching frogs out front of the house at night.  

This baby really knows how to kick back and relax! 

Indy is 3rd from the right, ready to hop! 

3 froggies!

Riley & RJ took some getting used to the dog, Mack, who is built like a small horse and thought they were both walking ice cream cones.  RJ complained about the licking but when Mack walked away, he called him right back for more.  The 4th had a big parade in town and although it was maddeningly hot and humid, we all had a great time.  

Mack & kids. 

One for me, one for you...

Riley is jamming to Patriotic Songs outside a gift shop.

One of many floats at the parade. 

Watching the parade. 

This little man had never sweat so much in his entire life. 

RJ is walking more than crawling.  He goes FAST and goes far... oh, the bruises and bumps!  

Baby's First Black Eye

Celebrating Ry's birthday with the NC crew... sprinkle cake with 3 candles, as requested! 

We got back home Saturday and Sunday the 7th was Riley's 3rd birthday.  She had 4 friends over to celebrate in small 3-yr-old fashion, they went swimming, had a dinosaur dig in the digger box, threw balls into buckets for prizes and played pin the tail on the donkey.  She planned her own menu for the kids' party, twizzlers, goldfish, BBQ chips, watermelon, blueberries, grapes, pretzel sticks, cake, vanilla ice cream, iced tea & lemonade.  At least the kids enjoyed it! 

She asked for McDonald's for breakfast... 

She got her favorite magazine as a gift!  We even have to talk about the advertisements, you can't skip a page with this kid... lol.