Happy 4th of July!

We had a fun family day today. We didn't go to any celebrations, which was perfect for us this year. Messing with the girls' schedules just isn't worth it at this point....we always think it's a good idea until we realize how awful it makes everything. I'm glad we've learned our lesson for now! Instead of celebrations we did a little shopping, lots of snacking, grilling and lighting sparklers on the deck.

Here's Kate. She can't help but be patriotic with her red hair, blue eyes and porcelain skin. Today she was just a little more festive. :) 

Look at how cute the back of this shirt is. Honestly. 

I gave the girls a bag of popcorn to eat on the deck, and somehow it ended up like this....So the girls just sat/laid next to each other, ate the popcorn off the floor and said "it's a popcorn party!" 

After snacks and naps we went shopping for a swimsuit, and came home with a dress, a few shirts, kombucha and fireworks. No dice on the swimsuit. 

When we stopped at the fireworks stand, I sent Brandon in to get 1 pack of sparklers. He came back with all of this. 

Tanks:

Snakes: 

Killer bees?

We lit a few tonight with Amelia, and she was so into it. 

So exciting. It's the little things, right?