Our 4th of July!

As usual, I am a day late and a dollar short on getting pictures up...but here they are!! We had a super fun 4th of July complete with candy galore from the parade, and an afternoon of fun at the pool! Here are a few fun shots from our 5 little fish...meet our nephew/cousin/BFF WILL!

There was a lot of cousin/buddy time. They both LOVED the pool's basketball hoop--swimming while playing basketball, I just don't think life gets much better than that for 2 almost 8-year-olds.

Our little Ethiopian fish--even with our SPF 50, she still gets dark, dark, dark in the summer. That gorgeous cocoa skin!!

YES, I am that mom that makes my baby wear sunscreen, a swim shirt, plus a hat. As long as he will keep it on. Which isn't very long. :)

Chars has some very fancy moves off the diving board. He is getting awfully brave for this mommy's taste!

And the water slide is super fun too!

Will is showing off for the camera! "No, Aunt Laura, it didn't hurt when I landed flat on my back!" :)

Tate finally got warmed up and got in the pool with Daddy...even jumped off the side into Daddy's arms! Brave boy!

Then we had a hard time getting him to leave!

What a fun day, spent relaxing with our family. We are so grateful for the freedoms we enjoy thanks to the people who sacrificed for all of us. We are humbled and thankful. We are loving summer, and feel like it is going WAAAAAY too fast. But enjoying every minute of it!