Happy Independence Day!

Happy 4th of July to all! We had a great day, although we could have done without the stuffy house. We woke up this morning and the temperature in the house got down to 77 degrees before it started rising again. As I sit here typing this and it is so very pleasant outside, I am sitting in an 84 degree house with no hopes of cooling it down soon. Ah, the joys of an old house. We went over to my cousins house for a BBQ with the fam this afternoon. Man, Delaney would live outside if we let her. She spent most of the evening walking in and out of the house and up and down the steps on their deck. Great food, visiting with family, and me defeating Sarah in our ping pong battle rounded out our afternoon. Here are some pics from our 4th, and we hope you all enjoyed yours. I know we are biased, but boy, she is cute.
Here she is in the morning making sure that all refreshments were in order.

This is what she spent a lot of time doing. Laying in the grass looking at the sky. Too bad it was too early to see any fireworks. Maybe next year she will make it until dark...

Me and my little girl.

This is her special 4th of July dress. Thanks to Grammie Charlene for picking it out. I think she really liked it.

Playing peek-a-boo in the blanket.

Daddy and Delaney playing

Watching the other kids try out some fireworks. She finally just sat down on the walkway.

Here she is trying her first fireworks. She is throwing some Pop-Its. I didn't think she would throw it hard enough to actually have it pop, but once again, she proved me wrong. She had such a blast with it and was so proud each time she got one to pop. Sometimes it took several throws, but she was persistent. Once again, I am so proud of how big and independant she is getting.