Finally Finishing the Fourth

So, on July 4th proper, we went to see my Dad, Dickiedoo, and my step-mom, Noonie, in the morning. It was quite a warm day, so we were happy to take a dip in the pool! As soon as C&G saw they water, they headed straight for it.

I sat out the fun and chatted with Noonie, who is still recovering from breaking BOTH heels on Father's Day, but Daddy and Dickiedoo had fun getting wet!

Colin blowing bubbles with Dickiedoo:


Then for a fly!


Daddy tried to get Bean to kick-kick-kick!


Having so much fun!


But, then Gillian needed to warm up and spend some time with Noonie (I didn't think it was fair to take photos of Noonie with her double casts and wheelchair):


We headed back to Uhls' for lunch and a much needed nap. Oh, and Daddy got to go "Hold Services" at the firing range with Grandpa Frank, Uncle D, and the Keisters. That made him happy. After nap, we headed to GraGra and Grandpa Greg's for dinner. Uncle Stevie, Aunt Emily, Great-Grandpa and Great-Grandma joined us!

After dinner we tried to get our Knee High by the Fourth of July photos. It took some wrangling to even get to the field!

Colin needed to be "fetched":


And Gillian had to stop to smell the (dead) flowers:


Ok, we made it, and Colin immediately said, "DONE, DONE, DONE!!" And honestly, if you hadn't eaten or pooped for four days, you wouldn't want to play in the corn field either.


Get me outta here!


Oh yeah, GraGra makes it all better!


Honestly, we had two very tired kids on our hands by this point so it was back for bed. Colin slept very restlessly that night, and woke up very groggy and out of sorts. Fortunately, after 12 ounces of milk and cuddling with Daddy, he bounced back. We think he was exhausted and a little dehydrated. He got back on track quickly once we got home, thankfully.

A very fun, hot, tiring holiday. Can't wait for next year!