July 4th

It's been a great 4th of July so far.  The kids slept through the fireworks last night and got up early for a pancake breakfast at church.  Ken headed to work, and the girls and I headed home to enjoy a rare sunny day.  While Sophia napped, Amelia and I made flags. 

Me: Amelia, can I take your picture with the flags?

Amelia:  Yes

Me: Okay, now try waving the flags so I can see them and smile at Mommy.

 . . . . at least I got the smile.

And I got some marching action on video too.

After Sophia got up from her nap, we went for a walk.  This is the girls patiently waiting for mommy to get it together.

And then we enjoyed a little time outside in the lawn.  I got some cute video, but I can't figure out how to make them shorter so that I can post them on the blog.  So instead, you get a close up of Sophia trying to grab the camera.

 And Sophia trying to figure out what this new toy is that Amelia gave her.

We'll end the day with a BBQ when Ken gets home from work, followed by more of our "delicious" homemade strawberry ice cream!