Fantastic Fourth

I LOVE the Fourth of July!!  It is like the official start of summer around here and we sure do have fun!  It is Robbie's FAVORITE holiday.  For him, the third of July is like Christmas Eve.  He can't even sleep.  The days of spending $500 on fireworks are over (thank goodness!) but he didn't waste any time showing the kids how it is done.  (Notice the torch in his hand...)

 Luckily, we had some stars and stripes to wear, thanks to hand-me-downs from someone who wore size 6 in 2007 and 2010 apparently.

 We lucked out with the weather and had SUNSHINE at the BEACH for the FOURTH of July.  I'm not sure that those three words have ever been in the same sentence around here.  It was awesome!  So of course, we play play played at the beach as much as possible.

 There was some digging,

 and chasing,

 and wading

 and running

 and stomping

 and walking

 and falling

 and splashing

 and drawing 

 and jumping

 At the end of the day, we got to sit around a big fire and watch the fireworks.

 But the best part of the whole trip, was hanging out with our friends!!