Fourth of July Weekend

WARNING: This post is picturelicious!!!

Here's a picture walk of our Independence Day:
We started the day out being lazy at home. Around noon a friend of mine called to tell me she was in town visiting her family if we wanted to come over for a mini-playdate. So, Natalee and I packed up a jaunted over.

We had a great 2 hour visit with my friend, Dannon, her mom, Wanda, and brand new baby Carter who is just over a month old.

Natalee had a super cute Americana dress compliments of Grandma Cindy that we sported indoors during the day (who knew the fourth of JULY would be so chilly?)

After our playdate we came home and continued the lounging act...because we are free and we can! Mike barbecued us some supper (what else should you eat on the 4th?). Then, around 8:30 we headed to the Country Club to watch the fireworks show. Sure, we could have seen them from our house but it doesn't hurt to be social once in awhile!

Miss Thang couldn't decide whether to cry about the loud booms or laugh and coo at the pretty colors...so she did a little of both! The air kept getting continually chillier, & even though I'd dressed her in long sleeves, pants, socks and shoes, I kept bundling her tighter. The last thing we need is an earache right before leaving for vacation.

Leave it to my daughter to not look at the camera--she never does that--usually she plays it up! In her defense the flash was very bright!

After we got home from the fireworks we took some random pictures of the little miss because I thought she looked adorable in her jeans and t-shirt...like such a big girl! She was in a particularly sugary mood so we did some kissing...

and smooching...

and loving.

Then we put her down and she babbled and rolled all around and was in general just a dolly!

And, of course, this mama had to stand her up so you could see what a big girl she looked like in her jeans, t-shirt and shoes! Be still my heart...

Here's hoping you all celebrated a glorious, wonderful, proud-to-be-an-American Fourth of July!