What a great long weekend we had for the 4th of July! It's always nice to have a day off from work to relax with our family and friends. We are so blessed to live in such a wonderful nation.
On Friday, we were lucky to visit with our friends, the Sepulveda's, who were in town from Virginia for a wedding. We met up at the Marietta Diner and enjoyed a nice brunch. It was a quick visit, but a nice one. Hopefully we'll get to see them longer next time! Later that evening, we went to the Barbato's house to enjoy a picnic dinner with lots of friends. We had to leave before the fireworks show though because Lily was exhausted. She usually goes down for the night at about 8. We were still with our friends at 8, and Lily just looked like she couldn't go on much longer; she wasn't crying or anything, just sitting in my lap and rubbing her eyes but we knew we couldn't wait another couple of hours for the fireworks to begin. We headed on home and put her to bed about 8:30. When we looked at the video monitor a couple hours later (after enjoying the fireworks shows on TV from New York and Boston), she had not moved one bit; the girl was worn out from playing so hard!
On Saturday we enjoyed some time with our friends, the Michie's, whose little girl Peyton is just a month younger than Lily. We had a good time at the playground (see the picture below of Lily and Ryan about to go down the slide) and then played at our home a little while because it was getting so hot outside. After naptime, we went swimming at my parents house which was a lot of fun. Lily had a blast when Ryan would throw her into the air and catch her in the water. She kept saying "more" and raising her hands up to show she wanted to jump into the air. She also learned to jump from the side of the pool to either me, Ryan or Papa. I think she would have stayed in there all day. This makes me think we may see more time at the pool than the beach when we go, but it should still be fun! After swimming, we were so glad to have a visit from Ryan's family. We all went to dinner together and then played until bedtime. Lily really enjoyed getting to see them.
Sunday morning was a great day at church and then we had lunch at Moe's with friends. It's currently raining (yea, we need it!) and we're all enjoying a nice quiet naptime. What a great way to wrap up the long weekend!
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