4th of July Fun

It was a 4th of July weekend celebration for us! We had a family bbq on Saturday at our house to celebrate mommy's 27th birthday. We feasted on carne and pollo asada, chips and guacamole, ceviche, dip, fruit and ice cream cake. It was our first time hosting a party this size in our new home, and it was so much fun! There was a good amount of drinking, dancing, and singing(?). Jason and I loved getting both sides of our families together and it definitely made a very entertaining night.


On Sunday, we went to the annual 4th of July celebration at the Cook residence. After last years festivities, the car races and illegal fireworks were shut down. Bummer. At least they were still allowed to light legal fireworks in their neighborhood. Michael played in their parksized backyard..and boy was he in heaven! He started off riding on Charlie's rollercoaster, then ventured off to Adelyn's water table and splashed so much water around that we had to refill the table with water! Then this wet baby played in the sandbox and got sand everywhere. He also made sure he sat on all four sides of the box. Up and down he sat. It was a lot of fun.

Zach, Denise, Wiley, Adelyn, Charlie

This year the two new boys of the group showed up - Zach and Wiley. Last year Michael was the baby of the group, and look how much bigger he's gotten. Smile Michael! Don't be so mean to the camera man.