Happy Independence Day!

We started the day with our annual breakfast with the fam at Grandma Lee's at 8:30am 9:30am!

Breakfast is served:



Table 1:



Table 2:



Our "Founding Fathers"/Cooks, Uncle Rick, Aunt Jane, & Grandma Lee:



The little sisters:



Gracie patiently waiting for someone anyone, to finish eating and hold her:



Maddie-belle and Jo-Jo:



A little post-breakfast football - and I think everyone walked away in tact:




After breakfast at Grandma Lee's, we ran home and regrouped, then headed north to Grandma Janet's & Grandpa Gary's for icecream and fireworks!!!

Gracie, again waiting to be held...actually, she's waiting for us to get ready and load up in the van to go!!



Grandma and Grandpa live across the steet from a cute little park - so we spent a little time there playing on the toys and on the baseball field...the same park where I played when I was Malorie's age...Wow!

Malorie in her shades:



Melanie, not to be out-done, also wearing HER shades:



Joseph just looking for something to get in to:



Maddie being cute:



Jacob practicing his balancing act for the circus:



Maggie's close-up:



Jason helpling dad and grandpa clean up the bats and balls:



Jared being surprised by the camera:



After a chicken and jo-jo's dinner at grandma and grandpa's house, we headed to uncle Dick's house for soft icecream cones and fireworks.

Grandpa giving Joseph some How-To-Be-Left-Handed-Tips:



Me and my little sister, Lindsay:



Grandma Janet and Gracie waiting for their icecream cones:



A quickie family photo:



And finally - Dusk! FIREWORKS!! (Yes, I know my camera takes less than impressive firework photos...new camera for our anniversary in August is the plan!)