4th of July Fun

We kicked off our 4th of July festivities with a trip to Lake Bistineau on Saturday. Marshall, Amy and the girls were staying there for the weekend. Katherine and her crew also ventured out to the lake, and the cousins had a great time playing together.

Gardner didn't feel like taking a nap, so we hung out on the dock with me. It was a little warm out there! Poor little guy has some red cheeks!

Gardner giggles when his daddy kisses his neck.

The girls enjoyed tubing on the lake.

Maisey really was there too, but I don't have a single picture of her from that day. She was snoozing away inside like a good little girl. Below is a recent picture of her. I thought it would be fun to put a bow in her crazy long/short/light/dark hair. It will be interesting to see what color it eventually turns out to be.

On Sunday, we headed over to East Ridge for a little swimming. This time, we took Jennifer, our trusty babysitter, with us. As you can see, Gardner enjoyed swimming with her.

Malloy waiting in line to test out the new slide.

Kyle and Maisey

After swimming, Jennifer watched the babies while Kyle, Malloy and I went to a 4th of July party and then back to East Ridge for the fireworks display.

On Monday morning, we participated in the Firecracker 5K run/walk. It is an annual event and since the route goes right through our neighborhood, we thought it would be fun to walk - there was definitely no running for us! We ran into Kyle's sister, Katherine, and her kids as well as Granddaddy.

After the race, we loaded up our crew and headed to the Tucker's annual 4th of July party. Everyone swam, and Gardner once again fell asleep in the pool. Both babies napped together in a pack and play. It was really cute, but I didn't have my camera with me to catch a picture. Below is picture of the babies hanging out in Gardner's crib. A lot of people ask if they sleep in the same crib. They did for about the first 3 weeks, but then they started sleeping in separate cribs. As you can see, it would be a pretty tight fit.