4th Of July Weekend

The long weekend isn't over yet, but I thought I'd get some pictures now. If we actually remember to take some tomorrow, I'll add them later. It's been a wonderful weekend so far! Trey and Whitney came over with the kids on Friday night for burgers and s'mores. Our vacation in Oscoda definitely inspired us to get a firepit, and we have had a craving for s'mores ever since!

We're not crazy...we put the kids to bed first, THEN broke out the s'mores!

Saturday morning, Mel made pancakes! We gave Bella her own bowl with flour and water, and I poured in some green food coloring to make it fun. She got a little artistic and started painting her own face...and Daddy's!

Getting kisses after painting Daddy's face with green dough.

We got a call on Saturday afternoon from friends that we haven't seen in almost ten years! My dad and "Uncle Stan" were college roommates, and we grew up going on summer vacations together and playing with their boys. During high school we actually lived in the same town for about four years, but I haven't seen them since I graduated. Which brings us back to Saturday! Stan and Theresa called and said they were driving through, they were going to stop at Stone Mountain with their family to see the fireworks, and were we free? We had a great time!

We had Bella awake about 4 hours past her bedtime, so we were nervous about her reaction to the fireworks and having to stay on our blanket. She was a champ!!! She loved the laser show on the mountain and played great with the other kids. I can't say she loved the fireworks...she stayed buried in either my or Mel's chest the entire time, but she didn't start screaming either. About halfway through the show, she fell asleep on my shoulder and didn't even wake up for the fireworks' finale!

Bella's future husband is definitely going to see this picture one day! We are watching our friend's dog, Jack, for the night. Jack loves taking advantage of forgotten or dropped food, and this afternoon, Bella dropped her juice cup on the ground. When she saw Jack lick up the juice, Bella wanted to get in on the action! We couldn't stop laughing and I had to take a picture before we made her stop!

Monday is more fireworks and a cookout with friends! Happy 4th of July!