4th of July…few days late

So its July 10th…and I realized I haven’t blogged about our 4th of July yet. Usually people would just skip it…but you see…I NEED to blog about holidays at the least so I can remember what we did, so next year when I get online and look back at our blog I’ll be able to remember and relive it! haha My memory is ridiculously horrible and I LOVE looking back. That’s my all-time favorite thing to do!! For Example…Owen’s first 4th of July…

Doesn’t this picture just make you smile…when we all THOUGHT life was hectic…bahaha OH how times have changed!

But anyway back to this year…my in-laws arrived from NY on the morning of the 4th. Owen was trying his hardest to patiently wait to see his cousins…and I decided it was a good time to do a little photo session…to keep his mind busy right….(bahahaha not a great idea)

Owen asking me a million times if they are almost here….

We got 2 things on camera during this shoot….Ella finding brother’s hair (he was NOT happy)…and her rolling…thankfully she’s finally mastered the rolling from back to belly…not the other way over yet.

And the roll…

She was so proud of herself!!! I love it!

So Aunt Missy, Uncle Chris, Bailey and Peyton finally arrived and Owen was so excited to see them, talk to them, play with them! I loved it. And Peyton was so excited to get her hands on little Ella…adorable!

Peyton with Ella…and Peyton back in 2009 holding Owen for the first time! Proud cousin!

We spent the day in Redlands with Papa and Mya…swimming, BBQing and hanging out! Then after dinner came back home, put Ella to bed and illegally set off some fireworks in our backyard! Owen was terrified at first but by the end of our mini show he seemed to relax a tad…and even held a sparkler!

Another wonderful 4th of July down…next year we’ll have a crazy toddler so we MIGHT have to skip the illegal mini firework show! haha. Hope everyone had a great day too!!