July 4th Fun!

2008...July 4th Together

Esther Marie's 1st Independence Day

We ate dinner at a local BBQ place and then headed toward town to enjoy the festivities. Esther Marie loves french fries and mac 'n cheese! She made the funniest face after tasting ketchup and then shook her head no! There was a carnival going on and the kids had time for just one ride because the lines were so long. They chose this one and were excited to get going with the fun. (Click on Photos to Enlarge)

Hannah is a wild woman! She was spinning the car they were in so fast that they other two were having a hard time holding on. They were laughing so hard and even though mommy, daddy and Emmie didn't ride, we had fun watching them. Boy were they dizzy when they got off!

It was night time so we didn't get alot of great opportunities for photos, but this one turned out sweet. Maybe next year when Emmie is older, we can celebrate all day long with a picnic/cookout and bike riding, two of the things we love to do together as a family.

Dad and Joshua....my two guys just hanging out.

Esther Marie got excited by the crowd and the music and all the activity. Mommy was taking pictures and here you can see that Emmie was wanting mommy and took a dive to try to get there. Mommy loves these funny pictures!

Dad and the gang...Esther Marie wants DOWN to play...enough of this picture taking! She was wearing her new, red, squeaky shoes and she liked hearing the sound when she toddled around.

I love this little chair and the fireworks...see my big smile?

(Mommy forgot to bring her tripod so she could get a picture of the beautiful fireworks.)

Three sisters bonding as they enjoy their first July 4th together. Wonder what kind of girl fun they'll be having as they grow up together through the years?

I think this little girl is just all tuckered out from her fireworks adventure. She didn't even last five minutes after Dad started the van. Sleep well, precious one.