Monday, July 16, 2012

The BEST holiday of the year!

4th of July really threw us for a loop this year... that darn Wednesday holiday messed up all our plans.  But hey... we weren't going to let that spoil our fun.  We decided to have a few friends over for a bbq the weekend before the 4th of July and then go to Old Ranch on the actual day!  It turned out to be perfect.

 My OWN kid must be too cool to take a picture with me... so I borrowed someone else's kid!
Thanks Olivia!
 Good friends... good times.

 We haven't missed spending a 4th of July with the Scott family since we met 8 years ago!
 Charlie's new soccer coach this fall... Coach Ron
with wife Lisa and neighbor Janet.
 More soccer and school friends!  Our kids are making our social life so fun... thanks Ryan and Charlie!
 The simple backyard hangout... my favorite thing in the world.

Old Ranch

Old Ranch hosts an amazing 4th of July celebration... it was so much fun for kids and grown ups alike.  Charlie with her buddy Alexa.


The rides were too scary for mommy but all the kiddos had no problem.

No giant pirate swing for me, thanks. Just fine for the 6 year olds.

I like the seat outside of the ride better :-)

Dinnertime.

Getting ready for the big fireworks show!  

The girls wanted to snuggle with their daddy during the show.  So cute.

Long night but all the kiddos are still wide awake and doing great. 

Silly sisters.

One last pic of the group before off to bed!


Love, love, love 4th of July!


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Finally, some pictures. These will be your friends for years
to come... Looks like great fun... xo, aunt ginny

Anonymous said...

I agree with Aunt Ginny! Good friends last forever.
Love, MOM