Thursday, July 25, 2013

4th of July 2013

I LOVE the 4th of July. It is my favorite holiday! What's not to love? You usually sit by the pool most of the day, grill out, spend time with family, relax and all you have to do is go out to your backyard to be entertained at night. Love it!

Well this 4th was really fun, probably the best 4th I've had in a really long time. Hayden LOVED it as well. He stayed up late to watch the fireworks and wasn't scared at all! Here's our 4th through pictures . . .
My nieces making a flag with their dresses
 Some great reactions during fireworks . . .




Protecting those precious ears

Doing the 'pop' fireworks

my mr. independent


stealing some fireworks

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Lake of the Ozarks . . .

 Oh my goodness I have so much to blog about. It has been a great summer! Really busy, but wonderful. And I'm sad, heartbroken really, that it is coming to an end in 2 weeks. We have done many fun things this summer, but my favorite part has been spending 24 hours a day, every day with my sweet boy.

To start the summer we went to Lake of the Ozarks with my whole family. We all met down in Osage Beach, MO and had a great time for a week. We . . .

. . . walked hand in hand down by the lake.
 . . . went fishing.
the ginormous fish i caught . . . yes that's a barbi fishing pole i have :)
 . . . took lots of pictures. Here are a few of my favorites.
the 5 adorable cousins

my family --- Ozarks 2013

maki and buddha and the grandkids
the original fab 5

best we could get of the  3 of us :)
my parents . . . aren't they adorable!

. . . went boating on the lake


. . . went swimming

love this guy!
. . . did a little sight seeing

. . . and took some good naps.
It was such a great trip! I love my family so much and enjoy spending extra time with them. This trip was a great way to start off our summer!