4th of July

4th of July is one of my favorite times of the year. Everyone's so patriotic. Great weather. Parties. BBQ's. Good times with friends and family.

This year was no different. During the day, we hung out at home. Had a picnic in the shade under the tree in the backyard. Then Carlee played in her splash pad. Then we geared up for the night festivities. We headed to my brother in law's house for his annual bash.

We also celebrated lil Miss Sydney's first birthday! Can you tell she loved the cake?

Then the best part of the night is the fireworks show. Everyone gathered on the top of the hill to view the high school's firework show. I was excited for Carlee to see the fireworks b/c last year she was already asleep. Well, this year she fell asleep in my arms during the fireworks show. Clearly she was less enthused with them!