July 4th Weekend = Lots of Fun!

We had a very exciting July 4th Weekend! Our weekend included a local carnival, camping, swimming, waterfalls, tubing, cooking over the fire, family and lots of fun!!

Friday night we headed out to our local carnival and had way more fun than we expected! Daniel chose to go into the funhouse and ride the swings and then play a bunch of games! He won EVERY game he played, except one. We even came home with a goldfish!! Third ping-pong ball he threw went right into a fishbowl! Of course, before we left we bought an icee (Daniel chose lime!) and a caramel apple for Troy and I to split, but which Daniel somehow ended up with most of!

Saturday, Sunday and Monday, my mom got a campsite at a local campground and set up camp! We visited each day and took advantage of the amenities, which included a pool, a pond (in which I TOTALLY outfished the men and children!), a river with a waterfall, an arcade and of course cooking over the fire! We didn't spend the night (too hot) but we had a blast river tubing, and doing all the fun things you do at a campground.

Between summer day camp, the weekend and swim lesson, Daniel is one busy boy! Hope everyone had a great 4th of July!

P.S. - While Daniel was on the swings, it was the sweetest thing - he swung around and yelled "I love you Mom and Dad!" Still melts our hearts!!

Holiday Weekend

I hope everyone had a fantastic Fourth of July! We had a busy weekend (a recurring theme around our house these days) with Troy's parents visiting, a trip to the indoor waterpark at Massanutten, fireworks and a picnic.

Friday night we took Troy's parents to the Blue Ridge Buffet at Massanutten for all you can eat crab legs! Ian, our nephew, also came and he and I ate everything but crab legs, while Troy, his parents and Daniel got in on the action of eating crab legs. It was delicious and Daniel I think had more fun stealing olives and cherry tomatos off of my plate throughout the dinner! You can also overlook the indoor waterpark which Daniel loved watching.

Saturday Troy's mom, Ian, Troy, Daniel and I hit the indoor waterpark and we had a blast!! We tried hitting the outdoor portion as well but the water was still too cold! I can't believe in July I'm even saying that! I only have a couple of photos from my mother in law's camera, since all of mine are on an underwater disposable camera, but imagine some very soaked people going down lots of kiddie slides and there you have it. I don't think I've ever seen Daniel laugh as much as I did on the lazy river!! He would flop from one side of the innertube to another and just laugh and splash and laugh some more!

He CRASHED hard on the way home and I had to drag him out of bed at 6 pm!! We were glad he slept though so he could stay awake for the fireworks! This was his first time as last year he was sound asleep for the celebration. When the fireworks started going off, Daniel jumped off my lap and pointed, back arched, and yelled at the top of his lungs "LIGHTS!" every time a firework lit the sky for about the first 20. It was hysterical and he has several families in stitches!

Yesterday we took a picnic lunch to a local park and picked up my mom and had a nice time. Daniel played hard and we ate lunch, then came home. I even jumped off a moving swing - something I haven't done in ages!!

Enjoy some pictures from our weekend!

Happy Fourth!!

I hope everyone had a great fourth!! We were so busy and Daniel had a fantastic time. I'll just let the pictures tell the story...

Waiting for the Parade

Waving my flag to everyone...and I mean everyone!
Uh...that wheel is bigger then me!!
Playing with Tess-Great Aunt Sarah's doggie at the BBQ after the parade - look at me giggle!
Another day, another BBQ. This is at Aunt Cat's house. The pool was full of little girls - Yuck!
Aren't I cool?