week in review

To follow up with our July 4th activities!!  It was an awesome holiday this year with perfect weather, exciting fireworks, and the weekend was virtually free for us.  We traveled up to Toledo to visit with Peg and Anna at their new house.  Madeline and Meredith always are up for playing new toys!  Anna was a bit shy at first, but she warmed up to the girls by the end.

The fireworks were back on this year in Jody and Matt's development so we hopped on over to their house.  They threw a July 4th BBQ bash in their backyard (the seating area for the fireworks...how convenient!).  We definitely did NOT go hungry!! Jody tried out a new recipe :  brownies with bacon in it.  This confirms that everything is BETTER with bacon :)  YUM!! It was sooo hot that the girls had on their swimsuits the entire time we were there.  I was kind of jealous.  HAHA.

 This weekend we celebrated Aunt Megan's birthday at our house.  The rain went away, the temps were perfect, now all we needed was company.  Hmm....  Then we get the call from Betsy and family that their wheel was seconds from falling off their vehicle which was en route from New York to Canfield.  WHOAH!  Accident avoided, but arrival delayed.  It worked out perfectly as NONE of us were even hungry at dinner time....I wonder why.....see below.

 The dinner of porkloin, roasted veggies, potatoes, fruit salad, and caramel pie was delicious!  Way to go Matt!!  (for all but the pies).  Now if only I can get my house husband to make desserts...hmm... I asked the girls to look at each other lovingly so that Megan could snap a photo, but Meredith was very resistant to this not-so-candid-shot.  Still is cute ;)

Because Matt was waiting for the propane tank to finally be "empty", he decided to park his butt directly in front of the grill and watch it like a hawk. Everyone else was on the deck visiting.  You antisocial host you.

 Today was our church's party , so we headed on over there for the festivities.  Which included...yikes....a CLOWN!!!  Do the girls look frightened here??  I was in the next parking lot using my zoom lens to get this shot.  HAHAHA.  Just kidding.

 There was a dunk tank that we hurled softballs at.  My first ball hit the target, but my wimpy throw didn't set it off!  I was burned!

Matt's first ball hit it right on and I was able to catch the kid halfway dunked in the water.

 The girls even got really brave and climbed the rock wall!!!  They didn't make it too far, but Madeline almost made it to the top on her third attempt.

 After our excitement at the church, we headed to the pool of course to cool off.  The pool manager was messing with the sprinklers in the shallow end turning them so high that I almost was soaked.  I was in my chair in the grass no where near them.  All the kids thought that it was awesome to have this huge showering of water!!!  It looked like a lot of fun. (They are the ones sitting down)

Hey Aunt Mindy, did I do a great job giving u an update on the M&Ms hahaha??