Happy 4th

What a Fourth.  We started the day by going to a friend/co-worker of Jeremy's who was having a moving away 4th of July bash.  Jeremy took a trip in the fancy car with Aaron and the kids played around for a bit.  We then headed home to host a cul de sac barbecue!

sparkly nails (that don't show up on the camera)

Annual small group gathering

We love getting together with our old small group each summer.  The Plumb Pack hosted a fun bbq at their house and the weather was perfect.  The kids all ran around like crazy playing and the adults got to have fun socializing.

Trip to Auntie's

Jeremy is working on a large school project so I took the kids out to Auntie's house to let him work.  We had a blast playing outside, going on boats and enjoying a crab dinner.  The kids and I also had a brief Elvis spotting on our way to catch the ferry home.

Playing at home

After being on the move like crazy it was fun to just hang out at home for a few days.  The kids loved playing in the memory foam mattress topper.  Lucy enjoys her hula outfit that our neighbors brought back for her from their trip to Hawaii.  And Kate is often found getting into my purse and playing with all kinds of stuff I probably should be better about telling her not to play with.

Zoo Trip

After getting home from Hawaii we rested for a day and then headed to the zoo for a little family time with 'cousins' from Ferndale and France.

The famous kids on a Hippo picture

Lucy always gets Smoky when she rides the carousel

The bears were active eating their frozen treats

Visiting the bird feeding station