4th of July Fun!



Yes, Piper is naked in these photos. She seems to prefer being au natural in any setting. We got the water toys going before we changed her into her swimsuit and once we took the (wet) clothes off, she would not let us put the swimsuit on. Oh well. At least I chose some photos with less "exposure" than others.

As you can see from Morgan's face, the water was COLD! We left it out overnight hoping they'll get a warmer dip in it this afternoon.

Our 4th "weekend" was good. We did some swimming at the Y on Saturday, went to church and had friends over for a BBQ on Sunday. Monday we went to a park, had a picnic and picked up a cheap plastic pool and a slip 'n' slide at Target. Even David took a slide down the slip 'n' slide. Technically he was too big for it, but someone had to show them the technique! Yay for taking one for the team!

They loved playing in the water and did NOT want to come inside, especially Piper who threw a huge fit, as expected. We would have let them stay out longer, but even with sunscreen they both were a little sun kissed and tired after a lot of time outside. Once they were in bed, they were OUT. So, no fireworks this year. All in all we had a great time though!

Outside

We are spending A LOT of time outside lately! Maybe not in rain, but warm or cold, these girls especially LOVE to swing on their new swing set. Here's Grandpa and Daddy putting it together, with a little help from both girls! Morgan still says most days while she's swinging, "Grandpa and Daddy build the swing!"

Now we have all kind of activities outside for the girls, the swings, a slide and a sandbox, all courtesy of Grandpa and Gram B, over a few years time. We also have a few bright colored balls they like to throw and kick around and this last week we pulled out the bubbles. Those things are "magic!" It's actually been really nice for us so far this year in that both girls can go from one activity to another without much assistance. We're now free to keep up with watering our tomatoes, trimming bushes and trying to keep up with the crazy weeds.

Once we finish playing in the backyard, the girls like to head into the front yard. They like to visit friends on our block, draw with sidewalk chalk and help water plants. Really, it's hard to get them to come inside when it's time to make dinner, especially Piper. She's going to be an outdoor girl, that one.