4th of July

Here are some pictures of Leah on her first 4th of July (well, 3rd of July actually.) As she squirmed around her head band fell down over her eyes.

We probably shouldn't have laughed at her discomfort, but it was pretty funny!

I love it when the 4th of July falls on a Sunday. It makes for a long fun 4th of July weekend. We spent Friday night at my parents house. It was Leah's first "sleepover" and she did pretty well not sleeping at her own house. She's so young, she doesn't seem to care where she's sleeping at this point.

While we were there, my dad made some yummy pulled pork. He woke up early and slow cooked it on his grill with the smoker box he got for Father's Day. He also made some tasty barbecue sauce to go on it. It's always fun to be around when my dad decides to try a new food experiment. The fruits of his labors usually turn out great!

Later we went to join the Turners for their traditional 4th of July BBQ. We had lots of fun playing Bocce ball and Catch Phrase with them. From there we went to Ross's mom's house to do fireworks with some family. We got home really late that night, but it was a good day.

Sunday, we went to the blessing of Ross's cousin's baby and later went to his uncle and aunt's house for another BBQ. Monday we tried to go to see Toy Story 3, but didn't think about of the droves of other people that might want to see it too. So we ended up just getting something to eat and a Hawaiian shaved ice for a treat instead.

Overall, it was a really fun weekend. It would have been fun to have done more of the traditional 4th of July activities, like a parade or a fireworks show (the big firework shows are my favorite part of the holiday). But with such a young baby, you just do what you can. Maybe we'll do more next year.