{Insta-catch up}

I have documented some of what has been happening around here, with my phone.  It is really convenient  and it is about a fraction of the size of my big camera.  Though I did take it downtown to take pictures of the fireworks on the 4th!!  Here is a catch up of the random happenings around here.....

 We are learning not to take food, especially liquids, away from the table.  Meysa was Cinderella one morning after spilling mango juice all over the rug in the living room.

Bug-eyed baby boy!!  He loves wearing his goggles and swimming under water.  The pool has been awesome this summer!!

Wyatt the strawberry bandit struck again.  It was almost an entire carton of newly purchased strawberries.  He dipped them in chocolate peanut butter.  Quite the snack!!

The library is one of our favorite places to go this summer!!  I think on this trip we hit our check out limits.

Almost nothing is better than getting my hair brushed by someone else.  That is why I had girls.  So we could create a human hair brushing train.  Ahh, heaven!!

We enjoyed our ward's 4th of July pancake breakfast.  They invited members of the military to come in uniform.  Also a very rare picture of my mug!!  I am usually behind the lens not in front of it!!

Lauryn dressing up in Daddy's uniform!!

 We had a wonderful 4th of July this year.  We invited a few families over to our house for a BBQ and then we headed downtown to watch the fireworks.  One of our friends works downtown and we were able to park in his garage and then walk a short distance to just below the Washington Monument to stake a out a spot of grass.  On our walk we passed by the White House.  This is the side of the White House that you can't see from the National Mall.

It was perfect weather, not too hot and sticky!!  We really couldn't have asked for a better night!!

They have the scaffolding up and surrounding the entire monument for the renovations that they have to do on it.  It has been closed since the earthquake in 2011.  We hope it opens before we leave the area!!

Cutie patootie girls!!

Handsome boys!!

Oh, the sight!!  We were close enough that we could feel the boom of each explosion in our chests!!  The kids loved it!!  If we happen to be here next year we know where we are going to be for the 4th of July.  Right here in this spot again!!