Happy 4th!

Have I ever mentioned that I love the 4th of July? Because, dangit, I do. We've kind of made it tradition to have our great friends, the William's and the Bouck's, over for a BBQ. The kids cruise around on bikes and play, play, play until we head off to Eaglewood fireworks. I'm telling you, this is the best place ever for fireworks. We sit right by a sandtrap, so the kids are completely occupied and happy while we wait for it to get dark. The show is very good too. This year the finale was lacking a bit, but times are tough, right? I will not complain. It was another awesome summer night with great friends! Happy 4th indeed!


Eli and Nick

Zac and Jonah

Clara and Lucy

Hailey and Abram

Isabelle, Whitney, and Baylee

Viva Las Vegas!

Isabelle at Nationals in Las Vegas

We had a blast in Las Vegas with Isabelle. She had a big dance competition and four days of conventions and classes. She was worn out by the end of each day, but we all had such a great time. Our week consisted of the following: awesome shows (Mystere and LOVE), lots of swimming, yummy restaurants, exploring the city and laughing at the crazy people who flock there, and some shopping.
I think I remembered something I have sadly forgotten: one-on-one time with your children is THE BEST! I rarely take the time to make sure my kids get that. I am so convinced we should be doing everything "as a family", that I forget how amazing their little personalities are one-on-one. This was a much needed reminder for me. It was so delightful to spend a week with Isabelle!
Enjoy the pictures!


Holy Huge statues!

With Mom

The Girlies

Oh Baby!

Riding the tram

What babes

We spent lots of time at the pool!

The city

The Bellagio water show

My hippie chick

At the Beatles' LOVE show...our favorite!!!

Everyone should see this show. We absolutely loved LOVE!

At our hotel, the Mirage

We walked clear down to the New York, NY. It was a LONG, hot walk

Look how cute we are!

Isabelle

Chris quite liked that green M&M

At the M&M movie