4th of July

So, to all my faithful readers (Aunt Kathy and Jen), please don't hate me.....but I have no pictures from the 4th of July. None. Zip.

In my defense, I was on my own the entire day. Kaleb had to work nights, so he slept all day and then had to leave for work in the evening. I, single-handedly, packed up snacks, diapers, wipes, snugglies, extra clothes, bathing suits, sunscreen, towels, sippy cups, toys, books, etc. and took the girls to the Shaver cabin where my mom, dad, and Ally had been the whole weekend. They were lucky enough to stand out on the balcony and watch the fireworks over the lake the night before! So, we took the girls out on the houseboat. Nevaeh loves driving with Pop Pop. Taylor, on the other hand, was not too pleased with her life-jacket. It is an older one, and not comfy. She was pretty upset, and letting us know it, until she started enjoying the motion and wind from going fast...then she was asleep.

After the boat ride we went back to the cabin where Nevaeh went on hikes with Mama and Pop Pop, trying to find all the "pineapples". Don't worry, by the time we left we learned that they were pinecones. :-) After a yummy dinner we drove home. Lucky for me, both girls fell asleep for most of it. We got home and went to an old friend's house for fireworks (Luke's house, Jen) with Ash-shey (My good friend Ashley Brannan). The girls had a blast, even though the fireworks startled and frightened Taylor at first. Nevaeh was lovin' it. When we got home it was WAY past bedtime so Taylor zonked after a good "way-too-tired-cry" but I didn't have the heart to tell Nevaeh that fireworks were all done. I got her into her jammies and we went outside and did a few ourselves, just ones with long wicks, as this was my first time ever really lighting fireworks, aside from Sparklers.

We had fun! But even after our own fireworks show, Nevaeh wanted to keep going. But, her eyes were closed as soon as her heard hit the pillow, even though there were still tears on her cheeks from not continuing with the fireworks...

All in all, a fun holiday....but a very busy one. :-)