What a difference one year makes...
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
More July 4th
Hey I managed to hijack a few of my friend Anja's pictures off her Facebook page! Some of the July 4th memories I didn't manage to capture on my camera... but I prefer her pics anyway because she's practically-professional! (How's that for a title? She does an awesome job!) If you're on FB, you can see the rest of her July4th photos through the ones tagged on my FB page... I think. (I'm still new enough to FB that I feel sort of klutzy with it)
Independence Day Memories
One of the holidays we LOVE being back in NY for is the 4th of July. There's nothing like spending a warm summer day on the lake, relaxing and doing fun outdoor activities. (Of course, that being said, 4th of July was one of our favorite holidays in NE too -- walking in parades with the Governor, watching fireworks over the lake at our friends' lighthouse...)
This year we had a progressive picnic of sorts. We started with a cookout at some friends' house, complete with a walk through their amazing gardens. We then moved the party down to my parents' place on the lake where we concluded the day with dessert, badminton, swimming in my aunt & uncle's pool next door, and finally a campfire and music. (Plus more badminton until the sky was too dark to see the birdie! Some committed players, I tell ya!) Unfortunately I didn't get many pictures of the first half of the day due to chasing after kids (if I get a hold of someone else's camera, I'll post more pics later), but here are some from the latter half.
Avery, as Sweet Pea --
This year we had a progressive picnic of sorts. We started with a cookout at some friends' house, complete with a walk through their amazing gardens. We then moved the party down to my parents' place on the lake where we concluded the day with dessert, badminton, swimming in my aunt & uncle's pool next door, and finally a campfire and music. (Plus more badminton until the sky was too dark to see the birdie! Some committed players, I tell ya!) Unfortunately I didn't get many pictures of the first half of the day due to chasing after kids (if I get a hold of someone else's camera, I'll post more pics later), but here are some from the latter half.
Avery, as Sweet Pea --
My dad and Aunt Anny - the team to beat --
Jen and Alyssa - the team that finally took them down!
The moon is high, the sea is deep, they rock and rock and rock to sleep (from The Good Night Book, which Madison has memorized) --
Friday, July 3, 2009
Celebrating Independence
Happy Independence Day!
O thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: 'In God is our trust.'
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Tub Time
How stinkin' cute is that! Avery's first time in the 'big' tub --
Ha! I love this picture - she looks so small and out of place sitting there on the floor. What a lil peanut!
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