Proud to be an American

We have come to love the traditions of our great neighborhood. There is no better way to start the 4th of July than with the Annual Breakfast (and party) in the Park. This community tradition has been going for 30+ years and it seems to get bigger and better every year!!

Littlemiss loved playing in the grass and taking in all of the sights and sounds. She loved seeing all of her friends in the park and couldn't seem to get enough of the fun.

Once again, CJ was in charge of the slip and slide and did a bang-up (literally in some cases) job. The Fire Department comes to supply the water add to our patriotism. They were exceptional this year and added to all of the fun!

Even LJ got her first taste of the slip and slide...

I'm not sure she knew what to think!

After her wild ride... she was pretty content to just go back to playing in the grass and watching all the fun!

Once the party in the park was over, we went straight to enjoy a little pool time with the Duncans. The weather wasn't that great so we didn't last long... but per usual LJ loved it!

By the time we left the pool, it was waaayyy past nap time and she was so exhausted. She just couldn't keep her eyes open for the short walk home...

Not even taking her out of the stroller and unloading could rouse her...

So she and Elle went down for a nap... swimsuit and all!

She had a glorious 2+ hour nap, allowing CJ and I some time to finally get our grill put together and fired up. We've been daydreaming about outdoor cooking for a long time and we weren't about to let another day go by without getting it going!

Leah woke up and got some much needed Daddy playtime while mommy worked on our inaugural BBQ...

And it was every.single.bit as delicious as we'd been dreaming about...

And with full bellies, we jammied up, snuggled up and watched the early versions of fireworks on TV and called it a day.

And a pretty good one, if I do say so myself!